else
else is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else.
- 2.Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it. Ps. li.
- 3.Note: After `or', else is sometimes used expletively, as simply noting an alternative. "Will you give thanks, . . . or else shall I" Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ablude
- above
- abstract
- accessory
- ace
- addition
- additional
- additive
- adjectitious
- adscititious
- all
- alone
- along
- also
- alteration
- and
- another
- apart
- apple
- ascititious
- atomic
- azygous
- bargain
- beat
- besides
- boot
- but
- change
- characteristic
- color
- combine
- compact
- conjointly
- conjunction
- contradistinction
- contrast
- daedal
- delicate
- desolate
- differ
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is else.
- What is besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else called?
- What is otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it. Ps. li called?
- What is note: After `or', else is sometimes used expletively, as simply noting an alternative. "Will you give thanks, . . . or else shall I" Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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