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

• apart from
• bar
• barring
• beside
• besides
• but
• except
• excepting
• except for
• excluding
• exclusive of
• other than
• outside
• outside of
• save
• saving

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

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By Sophie Saint Thomas Aries Horoscope 2025: What the Stars Predict for You This Year 2025 is especially romantic (aside from Venus retrograde). —Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025

In fact, the only U.S. apps aside from ChatGPT that squeezed into the even more exclusive Top 5 were essentially TikTok clones. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

In an Instagram carousel shared on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the 19-year-old daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker posted a collection of photos of herself wearing a sheer, lacy black dress featuring a floral design with nothing underneath aside from a black thong. —Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

aside from

preposition

: with the exception of : except for

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