All alongside synonyms
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A a prep alongside
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- beside β Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- by β If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
- side by side β one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- close at hand β lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- next to β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
preposition alongside
adverb alongside
- aslope β sloping
- slantwise β aslant; obliquely.
- edgeways β with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- by oneself β be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- fore and aft β situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- at one's elbow β within easy reach
- broadside β A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
- crabwise β (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- in line β (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- sideways β with a side foremost.
- aslant β at a slant
- in reserve β to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- abreast β If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
- shoulder to shoulder β the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
- lengthwise β In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
- laterally β of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side: a lateral view.
- aside β If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- sidelong β directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
- next door to β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
adjective alongside
- close shave β a narrow escape
- close-at-hand β lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-by β nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- approximal β situated side by side; close together
- parallel β parallel processing
- at close quarters β If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- adjacent β If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- proximal β situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- back-to-back β Back-to-back wins or victories are victories that are gained one after another without any defeats between them.
- on the side β one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- coterminous β having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- next β immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- next door β Also, next door. to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like: Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.
- coextensive β of the same limits or extent