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adverb

ˈel(t)s How to pronounce else (audio)
Definition of elsenext
as in differently
in a different way if you could do it over again, how else would you have done it?

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else

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adjective

as in more
resulting in an increase in amount or number is there anything else you would like to add to your list?

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Recent Examples of else
Adverb
Welcome back Insiders, glad to have you here after a busy week in Cannes and plenty else going on. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Someone else wants a softer version of the founder’s hard lesson. — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Who shows up for them—and who doesn’t—is something else children are likely to clock. — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 18 June 2026 Here’s what else state workers shared. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for else
Recent Examples of Synonyms for else
  1. differently
  2. more
  3. further
  4. farther
  5. additional
  6. another
  7. other
Adverb
  • What Art of Play could have done differently Paul Fombelle, an associate professor of marketing at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business, told Fortune that the encounter may have been a genuine misunderstanding.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • One agency may require an additional review before advancing an environmental decision, while another may interpret a reevaluation trigger differently depending on how similar cases have been handled in the past.
    — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of differently
Adjective
  • The company’s 400-plus partner brands include Merit, Nars Cosmetics, Ilia Beauty, Makeup by Mario, Sachajuan and more.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But much more work is needed to understand what this region of the genome does, and Claude is no replacement for biologists, the scientists say.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of more
Adjective
  • Trump told Congress that the pause was in the national interest but gave no further details.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The same may not prove true of utility costs where many rate hikes remain pending and a tough winter could cause further spikes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of further
Adjective
  • For migratory species such as myrtle warblers, the farther north and west their breeding range expanded, the longer the migration to their southern wintering ground became.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The farther outside that band of totality the less of the sun’s surface the moon appears to obscure.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of farther
Adjective
  • After confirming that the line from Exeter that ran through the village of Starcross didn’t open until the end of May, 1846, Cade and his team turned to the schedule for additional clues.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Darrell Alexander, who runs composer agency Cool Music, sees working as an additional composer as the best entry point for anyone starting out.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.
    — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2020
  • As the Gophers kept winning in a historic season, stakes surrounding their season-ending rivalry game with Wisconsin kept ratcheting up — outgrowing even the another annual Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2019
Definition of another
Adjective
  • Levine did, however, receive a letter signed by over a dozen former Israeli security, intelligence and other officials, including former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, former Mossad director Tamir Pardo and former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of other

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“Else.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/else. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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