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Synonyms of alongside
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alongside
adverbSynonyms of alongside (Entry 2 of 2)
along or close at the side
- We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for alongside
- hereabouts
- (or hereabout),
- hereaway
- (or hereaways)
- [dialect],
- thereabouts
- (also thereabout)
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The first known use of alongside was in 1704
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