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besides
prepositionSynonyms & Antonyms of besides
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- besides me, there are five people working on this project
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- the book is 800 pages long besides the bibliography
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- apart from,
- aside from,
- bar,
- barring,
- beside,
- but,
- except
- (also excepting),
- except for,
- excluding,
- exclusive of,
- other than,
- outside,
- outside of,
- save,
- saving
besides
adverbSynonyms of besides (Entry 2 of 2)
- "Besides," Dan exclaimed, "Who are you to tell me what to do?"
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