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other

/ˈɐðə/

noun

Meaning

  • An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

    "I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others."

  • The other one; the second of two.

    "One boat is not better than the other."

verb

Meaning

  • To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.

  • To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.

adjective

Meaning

  • See other (determiner) below

  • Second.

    "I get paid every other week."

  • Alien.

  • Different.

  • Left, as opposed to right.

Synonyms

foreign,
different,
disparate,
dissimilar,
distinctive,
distinguishable,
diverse,
unalike,
unlike,
additional,
another,
alternate

adverb

Meaning

  • Apart from; in the phrase "other than".

    "Other than that, I'm fine."

  • Otherwise.

    "If you think other. — Shakespeare."