Besides and Either

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Besides adverb - In addition.

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Either and besides are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Either" instead an adverb "Besides".

Either adverb - In addition to what has been said.

Usage example: you won't convince them, and, in fact, I don't agree either!

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Besides and either are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Besides" instead an adverb "Either".

Clones will prompt jokes about being besides oneself, Me's a Crowd, using "I" instead of "he" or "she" when talking about one of their clones, and possibly jokes revolving around Screw Yourself (either overtly or past the radar).

Source: Obligatory Joke
Similarly, when entering regular high school, most students have to chose a third language course besides English and Danish, which many either use to further increase their fluency in German or simply learn yet another language.

Source: Cunning Linguist
He breaks the pattern in Utopia, in which he is the Only Sane Man while everyone else (besides Only Sane Woman Nat) is either an Obstructive Bureaucrat or an idiot - or both.

Source: Playing Against Type / Live-Action TV

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Either or Besides. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/besides/either.

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