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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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By placing them side by side with his preparatory drawings, visitors can better understand Raphael's creative process.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

The Green Bay Packers were formed a year later, and the two institutions, about five miles apart, grew up side by side as cornerstones of the community.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

After breaking off as many limbs as he could, he lined the trees up, side by side.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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