SIDEWARD Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

sideward

adverb

variants or sidewards

Definition of sideward

as in laterally

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Recent Examples of sideward The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019 Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water. — Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018

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laterally

Adverb

He can get hung up in crowded spaces, but his initial quickness gives him an advantage to get upfield or work laterally around roadblocks.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Terra Incognita moves more laterally, each track folding in on itself as the players discover and document all its hidden strata.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of laterally

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