wayside

noun

way·​side ˈwā-ˌsīd 

: the side of or land adjacent to a road or path

wayside adjective

see also:

by the wayside

Examples of wayside in a Sentence

Flowers grew along the wayside.

Recent Examples on the Web

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has supported RicRack’s efforts to teach the next generation heritage skills that are going by the wayside. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

Here's to another college football tradition falling to the wayside. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

As City inched closer to their first WSL title in a decade, the candidates for this award did not so much fall to the wayside as form a guard of honour. —The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2026

With favorites falling to the wayside all over the undulating greens at Aronimink Golf Club, the ever-unflappable Scheffler sits atop the leaderboard after the opening day’s golf in Philadelphia. —Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wayside

• by the wayside

Rhymes for wayside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

wayside

noun

way·​side ˈwā-ˌsīd 

: the side or border of a road or path

wayside adjective