side with

verb

To choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

Meanings

verbside with (third-person singular simple present sides with, present participle siding with, simple past and past participle sided with)

present singular third person sides with · participle present siding with · participle past sided with · past sided with

  1. transitiveTo choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

    Synonyms: range

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

verbtake sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish stać po stronie, trzymać z
  • stać po stronieTranslations
  • trzymać zTranslations
Spanish ponerse del lado de, tomar partido por
  • ponerse del lado deTranslations
  • tomar partido porTranslations
  • alinearse conTranslations
  • apartidarse aTranslations
  • ladearse conTranslations
  • apartidarTranslations
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APA

side with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20with

MLA

“side with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20with. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side with,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20with.

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