shoulder to shoulder
Side by side
Shoulder to shoulder describes people standing or working side by side, close enough that their shoulders nearly touch.
The phrase emphasizes unity, solidarity, or coordinated effort: The protesters marched shoulder to shoulder through the streets.
It can be literal positioning or figurative alliance: We stood shoulder to shoulder against the proposal.
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
fellowship · comradeship · alliance · partnership · cooperation · collaboration · esprit de corps · harmony
Adjacent and parallel
- adjacentDirectly next to
- close-packedArranged without gaps
- huddledCrowded closely together
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
crammed · jostling · squeezed · packed in · elbow to elbow · cheek by jowl · bunched · clustered
Aid or sponsorship
- upholdingContinuing to support
- standing withAllied with, backing
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
reinforcing · propping up · buttressing · sustaining · united front · mutual aid · joined forces
solidarity
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · fellowship · comradeship · alliance · partnership · cooperation · collaboration · esprit de corps · harmony · unison
side by side
Adjacent and parallel
- adjacentDirectly next to
- close-packedArranged without gaps
- huddledCrowded closely together
crowded · crammed · jostling · squeezed · packed in · elbow to elbow · cheek by jowl · bunched · clustered · sardined
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- upholdingContinuing to support
- standing withAllied with, backing
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
bolstering · reinforcing · propping up · buttressing · sustaining · united front · mutual aid · joined forces
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- crowdedcrowded, jam-packed, packed like sardines, crammed, jammed
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
- unityunite, bond, solidarity, cooperation, togetherness
- personal spacepersonal bubble, social distance, buffer zone, comfort zone, proximity
shoulder to shoulderseparated
Put or kept apart
spread out · poles apart · miles apart · face to face · at arm's length
shoulder to shoulderat odds
In a state of conflict
divided · opposed · at loggerheads · in conflict · disunited
shoulder to shoulderface to face
In someone's presence
eye to eye · back to back · head to head · nose to nose · toe to toe
shoulder, shoulders, cold-shouldered, cold-shouldering, shouldered, shouldering, broad-shouldered, shoulderless