move sideways
Go left or right
To move sideways is to shift laterally—not forward or backward, but to one side.
The phrase describes physical motion She moved sideways through the narrow gap and figurative repositioning: a career move sideways is a transfer to a comparable role rather than a promotion or demotion.
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- strafeshoot from above
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- lateralOf the side
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
scuttle · crab walk · crabwalk · shimmy · sidle · shift · slide over · weave · veer · drift · cut across · evasion · skid · dart · sway · diverge · reorient · wriggle
direction of movement
move sidewaysmove forward
Travel in intended direction
advance · move ahead · retreat · go straight · move back
presence vs. absence of movement
move sidewaysstand still
Cease all movement
stay put · hold position · freeze · stop · halt
move, moves, moved, moving, movement, movements, movable, moveable, immovable