Definitions

side by side

ADJECTIVE

next to each other

Synonyms

WEAK

abreast alongside beside cheek by jowl cheek to cheek juxtaposing parallel shoulder to shoulder side-by-side

ADVERB

together

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collectively in tandem jointly simultaneously together

STRONG

unitedly

WEAK

all together as one at one fell swoop coincidentally commonly concertedly concomitantly concurrently conjointly contemporaneously en masse hand in glove hand in hand in a body in concert in cooperation

Antonyms

WEAK

apart individually separately

Example Sentences

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The researchers showed that two full 3CD molecules, each carrying its own RNA polymerase, bind side by side on the viral RNA.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“This is where the Hasidic Jews and the punks lived side by side together in harmony.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Witnessing a friend of a friend’s cousin credit a famous woman for her maternal nature, side by side with the person who literally gave birth to them, is a unique reality of our modern madness.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The fathers of two girls who were killed in the Southport attack have crossed the finish line of the London Marathon side by side.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

He saw a large, high-ceilinged room lined with oil paintings—some of humans, some of creatures, some of both, side by side.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

side by side

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