other than

1 of 2

preposition

: with the exception of : except for, besides

other than that, nothing happened

other than

2 of 2

conjunction

: except, but

cannot be changed other than by judicial order

Synonyms

Preposition

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

Examples of other than in a Sentence

Preposition

other than a new jacket, I bought no special clothes for the wedding

Recent Examples on the Web

Preposition

No One Can Afford to Attend Another Redditor said that the poster needs to ignore hypotheticals and opinions other than her own. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025

Employment attorneys and union representatives emphasize that OPM, which handles many human resource matters for federal workers, lacks the authority to promise paid leave for government employees other than its own. —Andrea Hsu, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025

Conjunction

Not a lot has changed other than maybe a few paintings on the wall and a few decorations around the Oval Office and White House that each president sort of comes in with. —Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023

Most of the program’s expenditure goes to relatively affluent seniors and has little effect other than to push up taxes, reduce incentives ... —Chris Pope, National Review, 28 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Preposition

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Conjunction

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

other than

1 of 2 preposition

: except for, besides

other than that, nothing happened

other than

2 of 2 conjunction

: except entry 3 sense 2, but

cannot enter other than by special permission