besides

What does besides mean?

besides means "making an additional point; anyway". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in besides?

besides has 2 syllables: besi-des. The stress falls on "des". In IPA it is /bɪˈsaɪdz/.

What is another word for besides?

Close synonyms include in any case, too, also, likewise, as well. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is besides a common word?

besides is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with besides?

2 words rhyme with besides. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for besides come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.