alongside

1. 1.

   side by side

   “anchored close aboard another ship”

   Synonymsaboard

Questions about alongside

What does alongside mean?

alongside means "side by side".

How many syllables are in alongside?

alongside has 3 syllables: a-long-side. The stress falls on "long". In IPA it is /əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd/.

What is another word for alongside?

Close synonyms include aboard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alongside a common word?

alongside is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with alongside?