two-sided
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- adjective
- /ˈtuːˈsaɪdɪd/
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bilateral
- Each image is two-sided; thus, the imagery changes depending on where a viewer stands.
I mean, I look, there's two sides to every idea.
- I mean, I look, there's two sides to every idea.
- So maybe those are just two sides of the same coin.
- Well, well, I'll give you two sides to that story.
- So, you know, there are always two sides to the story.
- So somehow he was able to reconcile these two sides of his personality.
- So it's, you know, two sides of the same coin.
- As Ted Cruz said, the differences between the two sides are as stark as darkness and light.
- OK, so you've got two sides of Microsoft.
- And Washington believed that industry and morality were two sides of the same coin.
- I I think people see us as two sides of a coin.
- I think there was two sides of that coin.
- And yet they represent two sides of a conflict of a story.
- You want the two sides, What are you doing?
- I can tell you that there's two sides to this.
- Now, now, there's two sides to this, right?
Examples
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Wills represents one side of a recent two-sided discussion within Catholicism that centers on appropriate ways to read history in the Church.
Academic text (2004) -
In assuming this posture, the hard-liners did not perceive themselves as participants in a two-sided negotiation between the representatives of state power and the representatives of civil society.
Academic text (1991) -
I'm thinking that you are looking at one side of a two-sided argument.
Blog text (4) -
We see only the U.S. side of a story that is at least two-sided, if not multifaceted.
Academic text (2003) -
The problem today is that one side of the two-sided game has been taken over by complete lunatics.
Blog text (28) -
Inevitably, this two-sided view of silence leads to ambiguity.
Academic text (1997) -
The manuscript represents a transcript of one speaker's portion (Coyne) of a two-sided debate, and both contributions are meant to be published side by side.
Blog text (28) -
In the prenegotiating stage, the nine organizations of the EKA opposition sought to frame the talks as two-sided negotiations between the representatives of power and the representatives of society.
Academic text (1991) -
The debate became more productive when everyone acknowledged it was a two-sided conversation.
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In negotiations, it's crucial to understand that any agreement is two-sided and benefits both parties.
Synonyms
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8.4
Directly opposed in beliefs or purpose
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Having ideas, facts, or feelings that do not agree with each other
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8.2
Relating to a belief that reality has two opposite parts, for example mind and body
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Divided into two different parts or groups
Having two groups with opposite views
Having two opposite sides at the same time
Showing that facts or statements do not match
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Two-sided comes from the parts two ('two') and side ('part' or 'point of view'), like a coin with two faces. So, it describes situations, arguments, or discussions that involve both sides, as in the idea 'two sides to every story'.