LATERALLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

laterally

adverb

Definition of laterally

as in sideward

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Recent Examples of laterally Another 21% of Gen Z workers and 20% of millennials are willing to move laterally or even take a step back if the opportunity better supports their long-term goals. — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Crawling laterally challenges frontal-plane control under load, requiring your core to respond to shifting weight while your limbs move rather than locking down. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The aircraft were separated by 1,230 feet laterally and 550 feet vertically at their closest point. — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 He can get hung up in crowded spaces, but his initial quickness gives him an advantage to get upfield or work laterally around roadblocks. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Terra Incognita moves more laterally, each track folding in on itself as the players discover and document all its hidden strata. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 Start by directing growth straight up the vertical supports until canes reach the top, then use horizontal training to guide stems laterally across the beams. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026 Not much handle or playmaking, a below-average defender who doesn’t move well laterally. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026 Switchable defender who slides laterally very well for his size. — Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laterally

Adverb

The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water.

— THOMAS ADAMSON, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018

Definition of sideward

Adverb

In particular, González’s works enable his performers to obliquely animate histories of resistance and refusal.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
This was how Szymborska chose to commemorate the loss of her own great love; quietly, obliquely, and with vast imaginative generosity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of obliquely

Adverb

Since potential is not directly observable, followers and observers must infer it indirectly from available cues and signals, such as appearance, reputation, networks, communication style, confidence, and other signals.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
As a neutral administrator of elections, the state should have no business encouraging false political association, even indirectly.

— Ethan Hicks, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of indirectly

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