side by side

adverb

1

: beside one another

walking side by side

2

: in the same place, time, or circumstance

lived peacefully side by side for many years

side-by-side

ˈsīd-ˌbī-ˈsīd 

adjective

Examples of side by side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Peter Hujar and Paul Thek never look happier, together or apart, than in a photo of them side by side on Fire Island in 1961. — Alan Hollinghurst, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

Krasner’s paintings will be up there, side by side with Pollock’s, in a rare opportunity to reconsider works by both game-changing artists in conversation with each other. — Amei Wallach, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Gazans want to stay and transform their homeland on their own terms and live side by side with the state of Israel. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

The most beautiful moment from their wedding, Foy and La Traverse agreed, was walking down the aisle side by side, hand in hand. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for side by side

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide

Kids Definition

side by side

adverb

: beside one another