Meanings
adjectivesideward (comparative more sideward, superlative most sideward)
comparative more sideward · superlative most sideward · alternative sidewards
adverbsideward (comparative more sideward, superlative most sideward)
comparative more sideward · superlative most sideward · alternative sidewards
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbtoward one side
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From side + -ward. Compare Middle English liftsideward (“leftward”, adjective).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian настрани, косо
- настрани (nastrani)toward a side
- косо (koso)toward a side
Dutch zijwaarts, zijwaarts
- zijwaartstoward a side
- zijwaartstoward a side
Esperanto flanken
- flankentoward a side
German seitlich
- seitlichtoward a side
Cite this entry
APA
sideward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideward
MLA
“sideward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideward. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sideward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideward.
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