sideway

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noun

A footpath near a road.

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sidewayssidewise
OriginMiddle English side-way →
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Meanings

nounsideway (plural sideways)

plural sideways

  1. A footpath near a road.
  2. A byway.
adjectivesideway (comparative more sideway, superlative most sideway)

comparative more sideway · superlative most sideway

  1. sidelong
adverbsideway (comparative more sideway, superlative most sideway)

comparative more sideway · superlative most sideway

  1. sideways

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith one side forward or to the front

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sidewayssidewise

adverbfrom the side; obliquely

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sidewayssidewise

adverbin a lateral direction

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sidewayssidewise
Also see
sidewayssidewise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishside-way
  2. Englishsideway

From Middle English side-way, side-wei, equivalent to side + way.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

wayside
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sideway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sideway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sideway.

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