aside from

preposition

1

chiefly US : in addition to : besides

Aside from being well written, the book is also beautifully illustrated.

2

chiefly US : except for

Aside from us, there were only a half dozen people there.

Synonyms of aside from

• except
• beside
• besides
• but
• apart from
• except for

Examples of aside from in a Sentence

aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of the school’s 80 faculty and staff, aside from grounds people and maintenance workers, are part-time volunteers. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026

Her acting credits after Father Knows Best were infrequent aside from two reunion TV movies in 1977. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

Leafy greens like head and leaf lettuce, spinach, and kale typically have very few pests aside from slugs early in the growing season and require very little input beyond abundant water and nitrogen. —Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026

And aside from the usual suspects competing for trophies at the top of the table, there is not much out there for a coach who is unabashed in equating achievement and success with trophies. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for aside from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum
• come

Kids Definition

aside from

preposition

: with the exception of : except for

aside from a few pieces of bread, the food is gone