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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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At Palantir, a top computer science graduate could be working side by side with an English major.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Different nationalities and ethnic groups lived and shopped side by side.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

After Leclerc claimed second, the Ferraris went side by side through the first-corner complex, Leclerc just holding on, before Hamilton reclaimed second into the hairpin the following lap.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

And while the majority of south Lebanon's residents are Shia, not all of them support Hezbollah, and side by side with Muslim villages are communities of other faiths, including Christians.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

They also believed camp life fostered a sense of camaraderie among young people from all classes, since rich and poor alike lived side by side, performing the same manual labor and sharing rations.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.