List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 9

SYNONYMS: also, too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore.
These adverbs indicate the presence of or introduce something additional.

Also, too, and likewise generally imply that the additional element or consideration is equal in weight to what precedes it.
Also is more formal in tone than too: He is gentle, but he is also capable of fierce intellectual combat. If you buy a car, you'll need a parking place, too.
Likewise is even more formal than also and may imply similarity between elements as well as equality: The parents were likewise going to attend the ceremony.
Besides often introduces an element that reinforces what has gone before: I don't feel like cooking; besides, there's no food in the house.
Moreover and furthermore frequently stress the importance of what is to come: The cellar was dark and forbidding; moreover, I knew some mice had nested there. I don't want you to go; furthermore, I forbid it.