Antonyms for on the side
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : sahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : saɪd |
Definition of on the side
Origin :- Old English side "flanks of a person, the long part or aspect of anything," from Proto-Germanic *sithon (cf. Old Saxon sida, Old Norse siða, Danish side, Swedish sida, Middle Dutch side, Dutch zidje, Old High German sita, German Seite), from adjective *sithas "long" (cf. Old English sid "long, broad, spacious," Old Norse siðr "long, hanging down"), from PIE root *se- "long, late" (see soiree).
- Original sense preserved in countryside. Figurative sense of "position or attitude of a person or set of persons in relation to another" (cf. choosing sides) first recorded mid-13c. Meaning "one of the parties in a transaction" is from late 14c.; sense in a sporting contest or game is from 1690s. Meaning "music on one side of a phonograph record" is first attested 1936. Phrase side by side "close together and abreast" is recorded from c.1200. Side-splitting "affecting with compulsive laughter" is attested by 1825.
- As in next : adj coming immediately after in space, time, order
- As in additional : adj extra, supplementary
- As in besides : adv in addition; as well
Synonyms for on the side
- abutting
- added
- added to
- additionally
- adjacent
- adjoining
- affixed
- after
- along with
- alongside
- also
- and all
- apart from
- appended
- as well as
- aside from
- attached
- back-to-back
- beside
- beyond
- close
- closest
- coming
- conjointly
- consequent
- coterminous
- else
- ensuing
- exceeding
- exclusive of
- extra
- following
- further
- furthermore
- hard by
- in conjunction with
- in distinction to
- in excess of
- in other respects
- increased
- later
- likewise
- meeting
- more
- more than
- moreover
- nearest
- neighboring
- new
- not counting
- on the side
- on top of everything
- option
- other
- other than
- otherwise
- over and above
- over-and-above
- padding
- perk
- plus
- proximate
- secondly
- side-by-side
- spare
- subsequent
- succeeding
- supplementary
- supplementary to
- to boot
- together with
- too
- touching
- what's more
- with the exception of
- yet
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