pick sides

verb

To take sides; to favour one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.

“I refuse to argue with you, and I am not going to pick sides in this discussion.”

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Meanings

verbpick sides (third-person singular simple present picks sides, present participle picking sides, simple past and past participle picked sides)

present singular third person picks sides · participle present picking sides · participle past picked sides · past picked sides

  1. To take sides; to favour one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.

    I refuse to argue with you, and I am not going to pick sides in this discussion.

    Synonyms: take sides, choose sides

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo take sides; to favour one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.

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Cite this entry
APA

pick sides. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20sides

MLA

“pick sides.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20sides. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick sides,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20sides.

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