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sidelong

[sahyd-lawng, -long] / ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /
ADJECTIVE
indirect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous ancillary circuitous implied incidental oblique tortuous
STRONG
collateral
WEAK
circular circumlocutory complicated contingent crooked devious discursive duplicitous erratic eventual long long way home long-drawn-out long-winded meandering obscure out-of-the-way periphrastic rambling secondary serpentine sinister sinuous snaking sneaking sneaky subsidiary twisting underhand vagrant wandering winding zigzag
Antonyms
STRONGEST
direct straight straightforward
ADJECTIVE
lateral
Synonyms
STRONG
oblique
WEAK
crabwise edgeways flanking side-by-side sideward sideway sideways sidewise skirting
Antonyms
WEAK
centered central
ADJECTIVE
oblique
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backhanded vague
STRONG
circular collateral roundabout twisting
WEAK
circuitous circumlocutory devious implied obliquitous obscure
Antonyms
STRONG
direct
WEAK
forthright straightforward
ADJECTIVE
side
Synonyms
STRONG
incidental lateral oblique postern roundabout secondary skirting subordinate subsidiary
WEAK
ancillary indirect lesser marginal not the main off-center sideward superficial
Antonyms
STRONG
chief direct important necessary straightforward superior vital
WEAK
major serious
ADVERB
askance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
skeptically suspiciously
WEAK
askew disapprovingly disdainfully dubiously obliquely sideways
ADVERB
obliquely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sideways
STRONG
aslant cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered
WEAK
diagonally
ADVERB
sideways/sideway/sidewise
Synonyms
STRONG
obliquely
WEAK
aside aslant aslope broadside crabwise edgeways indirectly laterally sidewards slantingly slantwise to the side

Example Sentences

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It can arise in the classroom or workplace, and take the form of a subtle snub, a direct insult or sidelong glance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

In each of those performances, she conveyed tenderness, compassion and quiet determination in the face of indignity with little more than a tearful gaze or a knowing sidelong glance.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

And Andrea Riseborough is terrific expressing considerable disdain with just a sidelong glance.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

Prioritizing an area with such deep pockets might garner sidelong glances from critics of big business’s influence in homelessness strategy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021

With many bitter sidelong looks and some sullen muttering, the class opened their books.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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