Definitions

on the side

ADJECTIVE

additional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

added further increased new other supplementary

WEAK

affixed appended more option over and above padding perk spare

Antonyms

WEAK

necessary

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

abutting adjacent adjoining after alongside attached back-to-back beside close closest coming consequent coterminous ensuing following hard by meeting nearest neighboring proximate side-by-side subsequent succeeding touching

Antonyms

WEAK

earlier preceding previous

ADVERB

besides

Synonyms

STRONG

also as well in addition likewise too

WEAK

added to additionally along with and all apart from as well as aside from beyond conjointly else exceeding exclusive of extra further furthermore in conjunction with in distinction to in excess of in other respects more more than moreover not counting on top of everything other than otherwise plus secondly supplementary to to boot together with what's more with the exception of yet

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He unhooked the trailer from the cab and drove to safety, leaving the trailer full of frozen meat on the side of the road.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

And though clearly on the side of forgiveness and compassion, Tanaka is also fully aware of her nation’s prevailing hypocrisy, which accounts for the film’s fittingly ambiguous ending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Clayton testified he never saw Erickson, who told him he was watching from behind a bush on the side of the road.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“The facts are simply not on the side of those eager to bank the table for an imminent cut,” he said in an email.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Aunt Kitty had applied the red stage makeup in a gloopy pile on the side and back of my head, and it looked unpleasantly real.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

on the side

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