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sideways

adjective

1 sideways

of movement At an angle.

synonym: crabwise.

adverb

1 sideways

With one side forward or to the front:
— Turned sideways to show the profile.

synonyms: sideway, sidewise.

2 sideways

From the side; obliquely:
— A picture lit sideways.

synonyms: sideway, sidewise.

3 sideways

Toward one side:
— The car slipped sideways into the ditch.
— Leaning sideways.

synonyms: sideway, sidewise.

4 sideways

To, toward or at one side.

synonyms: obliquely, sidelong.

Roget 236: sideways, sidelong; broadside on; on one side, abreast, alongside, beside, aside; by the side of; side by side; cheek by jowl etc. (near) 197; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: across, across the grain, aside, askance, askant, aslant, aslope, asquint, at an angle, athwart, athwartships, breadthwise, broad side foremost, broadside, broadside on, broadways, broadwise, circuitously, contrariwise, contrawise ... show more.

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