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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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Those nuns continued to live in the same convent, worship in the same chapel, and receive Communion side by side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

That would leave a sitting Fed chair and his predecessor voting side by side, a scenario with little modern precedent.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Their parents’ cars were parked neatly side by side.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon