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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While working as a showgirl in Sin City, Longet met then-fellow Vegas performer Andy Williams one evening when her car broke down on the side of the road.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He searched it on his days off and sick days, earning money on the side by tracking Hong Kongers who had fled pro-democracy crackdowns for his Chinese contacts.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Each version getting comically bigger, those staircases on the side that one can only imagine were generated by ChatGPT, leading to nowhere.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Prosecutors said the 40 -year-old did this while off duty and on sick days to earn cash on the side of his day job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A few paces away, Ratwin was perched on the side of the boat, talking to Nighthand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

on the side

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