Synonyms for along

Most common

together · forward · alongside · onward · beside

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Adverb

Preposition

Antonyms

across

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Definitions

1. adv. 1

   In company; together.

   John played the piano and everyone sang along.

2. prep. 1

   By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

   Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.

Related words

Phrases

get along go along come along go along with scrape along pass along muddle along move along

Example sentences

• together We need a new leader to pull our company together.
• forward I am looking forward to meeting you when you come.
• alongside In Algeria, Berber is official alongside Arabic.
• onward From that day onward, Saul considered David his enemy.
• beside An apple, half eaten, lay beside the kitchen sink.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters

on¹, by¹

6 letters

beside², onward²

7 letters

forward², alongst, endlong

8 letters

together³

9 letters

alongside³

10 letters

lengthwise²

14 letters

longitudinally

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beside² = 2 syllables).