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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Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed, two 20-somethings bursting with talent, arm in arm in the middle of the pitch as smiles beamed from the sidelines.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Three Muslim New Yorkers—a comedian, a candidate, and a recently freed political prisoner—were locked arm in arm at center stage as the theater roared themselves hoarse.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

At the far end of the next block two men, small from the distance and motionless, stood arm in arm together.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

arm in arm

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