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Definitions

sidelong

[sahyd-lawng, -long] / ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

ADJECTIVE

indirect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous ancillary circuitous implied incidental oblique tortuous

STRONG

collateral

WEAK

circular circumlocutory complicated contingent crooked devious discursive duplicitous erratic eventual long long way home long-drawn-out long-winded meandering obscure out-of-the-way periphrastic rambling secondary serpentine sinister sinuous snaking sneaking sneaky subsidiary twisting underhand vagrant wandering winding zigzag

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct straight straightforward

ADJECTIVE

lateral

Synonyms

STRONG

oblique

WEAK

crabwise edgeways flanking side-by-side sideward sideway sideways sidewise skirting

Antonyms

WEAK

centered central

ADJECTIVE

oblique

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backhanded vague

STRONG

circular collateral roundabout twisting

WEAK

circuitous circumlocutory devious implied obliquitous obscure

Antonyms

STRONG

direct

WEAK

forthright straightforward

ADJECTIVE

side

Synonyms

STRONG

incidental lateral oblique postern roundabout secondary skirting subordinate subsidiary

WEAK

ancillary indirect lesser marginal not the main off-center sideward superficial

Antonyms

STRONG

chief direct important necessary straightforward superior vital

WEAK

major serious

ADVERB

askance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

skeptically suspiciously

WEAK

askew disapprovingly disdainfully dubiously obliquely sideways

ADVERB

obliquely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sideways

STRONG

aslant cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered

WEAK

diagonally

ADVERB

sideways/sideway/sidewise

Synonyms

STRONG

obliquely

WEAK

aside aslant aslope broadside crabwise edgeways indirectly laterally sidewards slantingly slantwise to the side

Example Sentences

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In each of those performances, she conveyed tenderness, compassion and quiet determination in the face of indignity with little more than a tearful gaze or a knowing sidelong glance.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

This wouldn’t bother me at all, except it is a frequent topic of conversation, and I’ve gotten sidelong glances and been directly questioned about it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022

Trapped along the sidelong, he shoveled the ball back to Dwight Garner, a freshman running back.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2021

And Andrea Riseborough is terrific expressing considerable disdain with just a sidelong glance.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

Ralph looked at him sidelong and said nothing.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

sidelong

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