beside - 18 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | beside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | next to |
| Synonyms: | a step from, abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, at one's elbow, at the edge of, at the side of, bordering on, by, cheek by jowl*, close at hand, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, fornent, in juxtaposition, near, nearby, neck and neck, neighboring, next door to, nigh, opposite, overlooking, round, side by side, verging on, with |
| Notes: | beside is a preposition meaning 'next to, alongside, by the side of'; besides is a conjunction or adverb meaning 'in addition, moreover, at the same time' or 'also' but it does not mean 'alternatively' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adjacent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | next to, abutting |
| Synonyms: | adjoining, alongside, beside, bordering, close, contiguous, near, neighboring, touching, close by, next door |
| Antonyms: | apart, away, detached, disconnected, distant, far, faraway, remote, separate, nonadjacent |
| Main Entry: | alongside |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | close, near side of |
| Synonyms: | beside, by, side by side, along the side of, apace with, at the side of, by the side of, close at hand, close by, equal with, in company with, next to, parallel to |
| Antonyms: | away |
| Main Entry: | aside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | away from; to the side |
| Synonyms: | abreast, afar, alone, alongside, apart, away, beside, down, near, nearby, out, out of the way, privately, separately, by oneself, in isolation, in reserve, neck and neck, sidewise |
| Antonyms: | middle |
| Main Entry: | contiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjacent, in contact |
| Synonyms: | adjoining, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, meeting, near, nearby, neighboring, next, touching, abutting, approximal, contactual, juxtaposed, juxtapositional, near-at-hand, next door to, next to |
| Antonyms: | divided, separated |
| Main Entry: | next |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coming immediately after in space, time, order |
| Synonyms: | adjacent, adjoining, after, alongside, beside, close, coming, consequent, ensuing, following, later, meeting, neighboring, proximate, subsequent, touching, abutting, attached, back-to-back, closest, coterminous, hard by, nearest, on the side, side-by-side, succeeding |
| Antonyms: | earlier, preceding, previous |
| Main Entry: | off |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apart, away |
| Synonyms: | above, absent, afar, ahead, aside, behind, below, beneath, beside, divergent, elsewhere, far, out, over, removed, up front, vanishing, away from, disappearing, farther away, gone away, in the distance, not here, to one side, turning aside |
| Antonyms: | close, here, present |
| Main Entry: | on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in contact; ahead of |
| Synonyms: | about, above, adjacent, against, approaching, at, beside, covering, forth, forward, held, near, next, onward, over, supported, touching, toward, upon, with, close to, leaning on, on top of, resting on, situated on |
| Antonyms: | off |
| Main Entry: | aside from |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | apart from |
| Synonyms: | barring, beside, besides, except, excluding, in addition to |
| Main Entry: | side by side |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | next to each other |
| Synonyms: | abreast, alongside, beside, cheek by jowl, parallel, cheek to cheek, juxtaposing, shoulder to shoulder, side-by-side |
| Main Entry: | neighboring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjacent |
| Synonyms: | adjoining, beside, bordering, close, near, nearby, abutting, next door |
| Main Entry: | unto |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | to |
| Synonyms: | against, beside, till, toward, until, next to, up to |
| Main Entry: | abreast |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | next to, alongside |
| Synonyms: | beside, equal, level, opposite, side by side, in alignment, in line, shoulder to shoulder |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | apart from |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, beside, but, except, exclusive of, save, without, excepting, excluding, in addition to, other than, outside of, over and above |
| Main Entry: | by |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | next to |
| Synonyms: | along, alongside, beside, near, nearby, nigh, over, past, round, by way of, close to |
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close by physically |
| Synonyms: | abreast, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, along toward, alongside, approximal, around, at close quarters, available, beside, bordering, burning, close, close shave, close-at-hand, close-by, conterminous, contiguous, convenient, hair's breadth, handy, immediate, in close proximity, near-at-hand, nearby, neighboring, next door, nigh*, not remote, practically, proximal, proximate, ready, side-by-side, touching, vincinal, warm*, within stone's throw |
| Antonyms: | away, distant, far, remote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in addition to |
| Synonyms: | beside, beyond, plus, supplementary, added to, along with, as well as, in excess of, more than, on top of, other than, over and above, together with |
| Main Entry: | about |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | near or close to in position |
| Synonyms: | adjacent, beside, nearby |
| Antonyms: | afar, away, distant, far, remote |
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