Meanings
alternative aswell · alternative aswel
- idiomaticnot comparableIn addition; also.
Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella as well.
Synonyms: additionally, too, in the bargain
- not comparableTo the same effect.
They might as well walk as drive in this traffic.
1 more example
There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of the female liver.
1898, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Women and Economics - South Africanot comparableMe too.
- UKcolloquialnot comparableAn intensifier. Actually; really.
―Would you though? ―I would as well.
2 more examples
―She looks so much like her mum, don't you think? ―Oh my god, she does as well!
―Good morning Mr Brown! ―Good morning! I see you've got little Molly [pet dog] out for a stroll as well!
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn addition; also.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans ook, ook
- ookin addition, also
- ookto the same effect
Arabic أَيْضًا
- أَيْضًا (ʔayḍan)in addition, also
Bulgarian също, също добре
- също (săšto)in addition, also
- също добре (săšto dobre)to the same effect
Catalan també, així com
- tambéin addition, also
- així comin addition, also
- igualmentto the same effect
Chinese Mandarin 都
- 都 (dōu)in addition, also
Czech také, též
- takéin addition, also
- téžin addition, also
- rovněžin addition, also
Danish også, lige så godt
- ogsåin addition, also
- lige så godtto the same effect
Dutch ook, net zo goed
- ookin addition, also
- net zo goedto the same effect
Esperanto ankaŭ
- ankaŭin addition, also
Estonian samuti, ka
- samutiin addition, also
- kain addition, also
- samahästito the same effect
Finnish myös, lisäksi
- myösin addition, also
- lisäksiin addition, also
- -kinin addition, also
- yhtä hyvinto the same effect
- aivan samato the same effect
- samalla vaivallato the same effect
- -hanto the same effect
- -hänto the same effect
French aussi, tout aussi bien
- aussiin addition, also
- tout aussi biento the same effect
- aussi biento the same effect
German auch, sowie
- auchin addition, also
- sowiein addition, also
- genauso gutto the same effect
Greek επίσης, κιόλας
- επίσης (epísis)in addition, also
- κιόλας (kiólas)in addition, also
Hebrew כמו
- כמו (Kmo)in addition, also
Icelandic líka
- líkain addition, also
Indonesian juga
- jugain addition, also
Irish freisin, chomh maith
- freisinin addition, also
- chomh maithin addition, also
- fostain addition, also
- leisin addition, also
Italian anche, allo stesso modo
- anchein addition, also
- allo stesso modoto the same effect
Japanese も
- も (mo)in addition, also
Korean -도, 또한
- -도 (-do)in addition, also
- 또한 (ttohan)in addition, also
- 역시 (yeoksi)in addition, also
- 그럴 바에 (geureol ba-e)to the same effect
Norwegian også
- ogsåin addition, also
Polish też, także
- teżin addition, also
- takżein addition, also
- równie dobrzeto the same effect
Portuguese também
- tambémin addition, also
Russian та́кже, хоть ...
- та́кже (tákže)in addition, also
- хоть ...to the same effect
- хоть ... (xotʹ ..., xotʹ ...)to the same effect
Scottish Gaelic cuideachd, a cheart cho math
- cuideachdin addition, also
- a cheart cho mathto the same effect
Spanish también, además
- tambiénin addition, also
- ademásin addition, also
- asimismoin addition, also
- ansimismo (disused)in addition, also
Swedish likaså, också
- likasåin addition, also
- ocksåin addition, also
Turkish de, da
- dein addition, also
- dain addition, also
Ukrainian тако́ж, ще
- тако́ж (takóž)in addition, also
- ще (šče)in addition, also
- теж (tež)in addition, also
- так са́мо (tak sámo)to the same effect
- теж (tež)to the same effect
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with as well
Cite this entry
as well. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20well
“as well.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20well. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as well,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20well.
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