Definitions

arm in arm

ADJECTIVE

hand in glove

Synonyms

WEAK

hand and glove hand in hand in tandem thick thick as thieves

ADVERB

cheek by jowl

Synonyms

WEAK

beside one another by the side of cheek to cheek close close together crowded hand in glove hand in hand on one side shoulder to shoulder side by side very intimate yardarm to yardarm

ADVERB

jointly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accordingly collectively cooperatively in tandem mutually simultaneously together unitedly

STRONG

conjointly

WEAK

agreeably alike coincidentally combined companionably concomitantly concurrently connectedly en masse hand in glove hand in hand harmoniously in a group in common in company with in concert in conjunction in league in partnership in unison inextricably inseparably intimately reciprocally side by side similarly synchronically with one another

Antonyms

WEAK

singly

Example Sentences

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And so the show ends, with the two women walking arm in arm, first in Paris and then in Las Vegas, working on Deborah Vance’s final show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Once we fought the Cold War arm in arm against “tyrannical forces” that “censored dissidents, that closed churches.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

At one point, the crowd burst into applause: a large group of firefighters and rescue workers in uniform had reached the memorial, and stood arm in arm, sobbing.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

After laying their flowers, they walked away, arm in arm.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

They get out, hug each other, and stand arm in arm gazing at the house.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

arm in arm

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