Meanings
adverbfurthermore (not comparable)
- not comparableIn addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).
He claimed further(more) that he was not even in town the day the murder occured.
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He skillfully took charge of the event, and furthermore, he stayed late after it to clean up.
But, furthermore, the true Revival of pure Religion, is meeting at this day a still more fearful obstacle, in the system of go-betweenity or theological mermaidism, which has arisen out of the ashes of old defunct infidelity, and is boasting its able champions.
1854 July, “Obstacles to Revivals”, in The Freewill Baptist Quarterly, volume 2, page 306Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American ScientistSynonyms: additionally, also, moreover, what is more
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).
More synonyms by meaning
adverbdenoting additional information
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishfurthermore
- Englishfurthermore
From Middle English furthermore, forthermore, forthermar (also as forther mo), equivalent to further + -more.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ, أَضِف إِلَى ذٰلِك
- عِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ (ʕilāwa ʕalā ḏālika)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- أَضِف إِلَى ذٰلِك (ʔaḍif ʔilā ḏālik)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Bulgarian освен това, нещо повече
- освен това (osven tova)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- нещо повече (nešto poveče)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Catalan a més, a més a més
- a mésIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- a més a mésIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- endemésIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Chinese Mandarin 並且 /并且, 而且
- 並且 /并且 (bìngqiě)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- 而且 (érqiě)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- 還有 /还有 (háiyǒu)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- 況且 /况且 (kuàngqiě)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- 另外 (lìngwài)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Czech nadto, kromě toho
- nadtoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- kromě tohoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- navícIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Danish ydermere, desuden
- ydermereIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- desudenIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Dutch daarenboven, bovendien
- daarenbovenIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- bovendienIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Esperanto cetere
- cetereIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Finnish lisäksi
- lisäksiIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French de plus, en plus en outre
- de plusIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- en plus en outreIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- de surcroîtIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- par surcroît par ailleursIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- d'un autre côtéIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- d'autre partIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- au resteIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- du resteIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- au surplusIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
German weiterhin, darüber hinaus
- weiterhinIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- darüber hinausIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- außerdemIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- des WeiterenIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Hindi और भी
- और भी (aur bhī)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Hungarian ráadásul, továbbá
- ráadásulIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- továbbáIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- emellettIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Italian inoltre
- inoltreIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Japanese そのうえ
- そのうえ (sonoue)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Korean 또한
- 또한 (ttohan)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Latin amplius, cēterum
- ampliusIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- cēterumIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Malay lagipun
- lagipunIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Māori waihoki, ka mutu
- waihokiIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- ka mutuIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- me te aha anōIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- whaihokiIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- ka mutuIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Bokmål videre, dessuten
- videreIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- dessutenIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- i tilleggIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- forøvrigIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Polish ponadto, oprócz tego
- ponadtoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- oprócz tegoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- poza tymIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- w dodatkuIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- dodatkowoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Portuguese além disso, outrossim
- além dissoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- outrossimIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- ademaisIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Russian к тому́ же, кро́ме того́
- к тому́ же (k tomú že)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- кро́ме того́ (króme tovó)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Scottish Gaelic cho math ri sin
- cho math ri sinIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Slovak navyše, naviac
- navyšeIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- naviacIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- tiežIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish más, es más
- másIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- es másIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- ademásIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- otrosíIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- por añadiduraIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- a mayor abundamientoIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- de cuñaIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- ítem másIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Swahili aidha
- aidhaIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Swedish därutöver, dessutom
- därutöverIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- dessutomIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- vidareIn addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Ukrainian крім то́го, більше того
- крім то́го (krim tóho)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
- більше того (bilʹše toho)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Yiddish אַחוץ דעם
- אַחוץ דעם (akhuts dem)In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Cite this entry
APA
furthermore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furthermore
MLA
“furthermore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furthermore. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furthermore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furthermore.
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