beyond

1. 1

   Further away than.

2. 2

   On the far side of.

   • No swimming beyond this point.
3. 3

   Later than; after.

4. 4

   Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.

   • Your staff went beyond my expectations in refunding my parking ticket.
5. 5

   In addition to; supplementing.

   • She had no reason for the conviction beyond the very inadequate one that she had seen him around London.
6. 6

   Past, or out of reach of.figuratively

   • You won't last beyond my first punch.
   • The patient was beyond medical help.
7. 7

   Not within the comprehension of.figuratively

   • He understood geometry well, but algebraic topology was beyond him.

syn. ayond · ayont

ant. before · earlier

1. 1

   Farther along or away.not-comparable

   • next year and beyond
2. 2

   In addition; more.not-comparable

3. 3

   extremely, more thaninformalnot-comparable

   • But to then write about his allegedly fat girlfriend was beyond stupid, because by doing so he was in fact engaging a woman (me) in the “Am I fat?” discussion, which he supposedly realized he should never do.
   • Marvel release stirring new set images of Black Panther and we are BEYOND excited [title]

1. 1

   The unknown.

2. 2

   The hereafter.

3. 3

   Something that is far beyond.

   • And that is perhaps why I am constantly searching for great beyonds — beyonds that will permit the application of different theoretical models (be they semiotically-inspired, gender-inspired, sexuality-inspired, and so on) beyond any discip