sideways C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled side-ways US /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #10034 Meanings 1 adv toward one side The car slipped sideways into the ditch. 2 adv with one side forward or to the front Turned sideways to show the profile. 3 adj Moving or directed toward one side. Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…]. 4 adj Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · toward one side sidewardsidewardssidewaysidewise 2 adv · with one side forward or to... sideway More askanceaskantaskilebroadsidelaterallysidelingsidelongsidelysideyways ↔ Opposites backwardsdirectlyforwardstowards Word family Derived forms sideways-on Related forms skewly Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sideways **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 10034 ## Meanings 1. toward one side 2. with one side forward or to the front 3. Moving or directed toward one side. 4. Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). ## Examples - The car slipped sideways into the ditch. - Turned sideways to show the profile. - Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…]. - There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways. ## Synonyms - askance - askant - askile - broadside - laterally - sideling - sidelong - sidely - sideward - sidewise - sideyways ## Antonyms - backwards - directly - forwards - towards ## Derived Forms - sideways-on ## Related Forms - skewly ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown