Meaning & Definition of Sideways in English
English⟶
Sideways
/saɪdwez/
adjective
1. (of movement) at an angle
synonym:
- crabwise,
- sideways
adverb
1. With one side forward or to the front
- "Turned sideways to show the profile"
- "Crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
synonym:
- sideways,
- sideway,
- sidewise
2. From the side
- Obliquely
- "A picture lit sideways"
- "Scenes viewed sidewise"
synonym:
- sideway,
- sideways,
- sidewise
3. Toward one side
- "The car slipped sideways into the ditch"
- "Leaning sideways"
- "A figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
synonym:
- sideways,
- sideway,
- sidewise
4. To, toward or at one side
- "Darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
synonym:
- sidelong,
- sideways,
- obliquely
Examples of using
She was amidst the shopping center and anxiously looking sideways.