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sideline has 6 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
an auxiliary line of merchandise
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for sideline come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
an auxiliary activity
remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position
“The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President”