Synonyms for sidelong
ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋside·long

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1. askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelongadjective

   (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

   "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"

   Synonyms:
   askant, lateral, squinty, squint, squint-eyed, askance, asquint

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, bottom(a), horizontal, top(a), vertical, direct

2. lateral, sidelongadjective

   situated at or extending to the side

   "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson

   Synonyms:
   askant, lateral, squinty, squint, squint-eyed, askance, asquint

   Antonyms:
   direct, perpendicular, bottom(a), horizontal, vertical, top(a)

3. sidelongadverb

   inclining or directed to one side

   "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker

   Synonyms:
   askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, lateral, squinty, askance

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, direct, vertical, top(a), perpendicular, bottom(a)

4. sidelongadverb

   on the side

   "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"

   Synonyms:
   obliquely, sideways

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, direct, vertical, bottom(a), top(a), perpendicular

5. sidelongadverb

   with the side toward someone or something

   "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

   Synonyms:
   obliquely, sideways

   Antonyms:
   vertical, bottom(a), horizontal, perpendicular, direct, top(a)

6. sidelong, sideways, obliquelyadverb

   to, toward or at one side

   "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"

   Synonyms:
   sidewise, aslant, obliquely, athwart, sideways, sideway

   Antonyms:
   vertical, horizontal, bottom(a), perpendicular, top(a), direct

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1. sidelongadjective

   Synonyms:
   lateral, oblique, not direct

2. sidelongadjective

   Synonyms:
   laterally, obliquely

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1. sidelongadjective

   Synonyms:
   lateral, oblique

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