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Else

Verb / els / Another word for else — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

In addition; different or alternative.

Synonyms & similar words

otherwise different alternate additional more further second extra alternative another new fresh unusual changed modified revised differentiated distinct divergent separate

Synonyms by register

Formal

alternatively otherwise furthermore

Informal

or other than that apart from that

Literary

anon perchance

Antonyms

same identical similar usual ordinary common

Common collocations

  • what else
  • who else
  • where else
  • when else
  • how else
  • something else
  • anything else
  • no one else

Word family

adverb else

Usage note

Else is typically used to introduce an alternative or to indicate something different. It is often used in questions or with negative statements.

Example sentences

  1. I don't want this pizza, do you have anything else?
  2. I have to finish this homework, and then I can do something else.
  3. My sister didn't like the blue shirt, so she got something else.
  4. We can't go to the park, so let's do something else instead.
  5. I have to study for my math test, but I'd rather do something else.

Quotes

  • Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
  • We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde
  • If you want to be happy, be. - Leo Tolstoy

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