Synonyms of sideways

sideways

adverb

ˈsīd-ˌwāz 

1

as in sidewise

with one side faced forward

I had to walk sideways to get between the two towering piles of boxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sidewise
• laterally
• obliquely
• broadside
• edgewise
• crabwise
• indirectly
• edgeways
• sideward
• aslant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• right
• direct
• dead

2

as in suspiciously

with distrust

she glanced at us sideways when she heard us claim we weren't there that night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspiciously
• with a grain of salt
• incredulously
• negatively
• warily
• askance
• doubtfully
• anxiously
• skeptically
• dubiously
• distrustfully
• critically
• doubtingly
• uncomfortably
• hesitantly
• quizzically
• mistrustfully
• questioningly
• unbelievingly
• hesitatingly
• unfavorably
• uneasily
• guardedly
• cynically
• disapprovingly
• reproachfully
• apprehensively
• disparagingly
• reprovingly
• charily
• captiously
• deprecatingly
• reproachingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• positively
• favorably
• trustingly
• approvingly
• confidently
• trustfully
• uncritically
• unquestioningly
• sanguinely
• credulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sideways

Today is two months and two days since that breakout, and the index has merely gone sideways in a narrow range but enters the day about half a percent from another new high. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

And that sideways wobble of the head that means yes in the subcontinent. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Like every other guy in the world at the time, I was knocked sideways by Kathleen. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Rocky folded his arms on top of the piano and rested his head on them and looked at Nell Fisher sideways. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Yes, things can go a bit sideways, especially when Mercury is retrograde. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

As the moon moves eastwards along that low-sloping path, much of its nightly movement is sideways along the horizon rather than steeply down below it. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

As the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’ newfound bond with a pair of students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip sideways. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

And, of course, I’ve been criticized up and down and sideways for that. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026