as well

phrase

Synonyms of as wellnext
1
: in addition : also
there were other features as well
2
: to the same extent or degree : as much
open as well to the poor as to the rich
3
: with equivalent, comparable, or more favorable effect
might just as well have stayed home

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The advisory is for Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Caldwell Mountains, Greater Caldwell, Burke Mountains, Greater Burke and Eastern McDowell as well as Swain, Haywood, Graham, Macon, Transylvania and Henderson counties. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026 The deaths were confirmed by officials from Shifa, Hamad, Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals, as well as an American field hospital. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Waksman, a nuclear physicist by training, is leading Project Janus as well as the earlier Project Pele for a transportable nuclear reactor. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 Crabtree-Ireland joined SAG-AFTRA more than 25 years ago, and has been leading the union’s negotiations with the Hollywood studios as well as defending the rights of actors amid a rapidly-changing technology environment. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as well

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of as well was in the 14th century

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