overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

alongside.

Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/General-American/əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal/əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal

  1. Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

    not-comparable
    Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside.
    All of a sudden, another car drew up alongside.
Where this word comes from

From along + side; compare alongsides.

prep/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/General-American/əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal/əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal

  1. Side by side with.

  2. Together with or at the same time.

    The nurse worked alongside the doctor.
Where this word comes from

From along + side; compare alongsides.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

alongside has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

alongside studioalongside workshello, alongside

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.