Synonyms for side

Most common

edge · lane · face · hand · half · position · aspect

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Antonyms

top, bottom, center

All antonyms of side →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).

   I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.

2. n. 2

   A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

3. adj. 1

   Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.

4. v. 1

   To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"

   Which will you side with, good or evil?

Related words

Word family

sidebar sideboard sidebox sideburn sideburns side-by-side sidecurl side-effect

Phrases

side with side cap side-effect side arm side chick side dish side issue side piece

Forms

Plural

sides → slopes, inclines, channels, stations…

Past participle

sided
e.g. sided → flanked…

Example sentences

• edge Sami seemed to have the edge on his older brother.
• lane This device will warn you when you leave your lane.
• face Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.
• hand Some hospitals hand out free samples of baby milk.
• half This bridge is one and half times as long as that.
• position Were I in your position, I would oppose that plan.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

part¹, team¹, face¹, hand¹, half¹, page¹, edge¹, lane¹

5 letters

party², cause¹, plane¹, lanes¹, slope¹, verge¹, flank¹

6 letters

border², aspect², margin²

7 letters

station², channel², faction², lateral³, incline²

8 letters

position³, interest², boundary³, sidelong

9 letters

perimeter⁴

10 letters

incidental⁴

11 letters

carriageway

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (party² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

côté

Italiano

fianco

Español

lado

Deutsch

Seite

Català

banda