sidewise
1
6.6
- adverb
- /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/
:
de lado
- To avoid the crowded path, he moved sidewise along the narrow ledge of the cliff.
Examples
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She stepped sidewise across 480 million miles of space.
Fiction book (2001) -
The door to each room was either open or gone, and I peeked sidewise into each one expecting to see it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Reith, looking sidewise at the long sour face, chuckled to himself.
Fiction book (1993) -
Shorn glanced earnestly sidewise at Dominion.
Fiction book (1992) -
"My mother always said to beware the Latin charm," the balding red-headed woman said, glancing sidewise and up into Victor's dark face, which replied with graceful forbearance.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her eyes shifted sidewise to the dresser mirror, whose cheap glass, rippled in a yellowish mist, reflected little but her black braid on her breast and the sallow shadows of her face.
Fiction book (1997) -
As she turned to leave, she glanced at him sidewise, trying to gauge his reaction.
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The cat crept sidewise through the garden, staying low to the ground as it approached the bird.
Synonyms
100
2.1
At or toward the side instead of straight ahead
8
5.0
To the side, moving in a sideways way
5
6.9
In a sideways or indirect way
1
4.6
In a direction that is toward one side rather than forward or backward
1
7.1
To one side in a sideways way
In a way that moves toward the side
In a way that is at an angle, not straight up or across
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sidewise joins side and the ending -wise, where -wise means 'in the way of', just like in clockwise. So, sidewise means moving 'to the side' or at an angle, with one side leading.