as well

phrase

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

Examples of as well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here is our Week 4 report card for the Chiefs, as well as our KC Star of the Game. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Today, the science community is composed of humans who seek and often compete with others for discovery as well as credit, and this feature of scientific culture is believed to play an important role in the success of the enterprise. — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

That Noah is, somehow, a Manhunter as well comes to light rather clunkily, as Sinestro relays these events to John after having interacted with Noah himself. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

The official competition program features 10 films, including from such international filmmakers as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Sergei Loznitsa, Lili Horvát and May el-Toukhy, as well as the world premiere of Carol Morley’s (Dreams of a Life) new feature. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for as well

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel