sideways

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Synonyms: sideway, slideways, tideways, sidewalk, tideway, sideward, sidewalks, sidebars, sidewall, slideway, sidewards

Antonyms: sideway, slideways, tideways, sidewalk, tideway, sideward, sidewalks, sidebars, sidewall, slideway, sidewards

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

Moving or directed toward one side.
- Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said, […] .
- He gave the ball a sideways kick.
Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
- There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.
Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
- Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.
In conflict (with); not compatible (with).
- He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.

With a side to the front.
- He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.
Towards one side.
- A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.
- He looked sideways at the new arrival, wondering who she was.
Askance; sidelong.
Neither upward nor downward.
- The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.
Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
- We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.

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