sidelines
Where coaches pace
The sidelines are the boundary lines along the sides of a playing field or court, and by extension, the area just beyond them where coaches, substitutes, and staff stand.
Figuratively, to be on the sidelines is to observe without participating: He watched from the sidelines while others made the decisions.
To sideline someone is to remove them from active participation, whether through injury or exclusion: A knee injury sidelined her for the season.
Shared seating surface
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- reservesResources held back
- substituteReplacement for another
- coachOne who instructs
timeout · warm-up · cheerleaders · halftime · injury · trainer · inactive · roster
Observer at an event
- watchingActively looking at something
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
- onlookerPerson who observes
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
witness · viewing · benched · inactive · uninvolved · passive · nonparticipant · observer
Pushed to society's edges
- benchedTaken out of action
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
excluded · inactive · removed · demoted · passed over · shut out · left out · on the outs
Field's side boundary
- baselineStandard for comparison
- out of boundsBeyond permitted limits
- markerSomething that signals location
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
Short-term paid work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- part-timeLimited work schedule
supplemental · secondary · consulting · tutoring · selling · reselling · crafting
bench
Shared seating surface
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- reservesResources held back
- substituteReplacement for another
coach · timeout · warm-up · cheerleaders · halftime · injury · trainer · inactive · roster · clipboard
spectator
Observer at an event
audience · witness · viewing · benched · inactive · uninvolved · passive · nonparticipant · observer · idle
marginalized
Pushed to society's edges
- benchedTaken out of action
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
bypassed · excluded · inactive · removed · demoted · passed over · shut out · left out · on the outs
touchline
Field's side boundary
- baselineStandard for comparison
- out of boundsBeyond permitted limits
- markerSomething that signals location
edge · perimeter · hash marks
gig
Short-term paid work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
part-time · supplemental · secondary · consulting · tutoring · selling · reselling · crafting
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- football rulesdowns, first down, first downs, touchdowns, field goals
- Football Fieldend zone, endzone, goal post, goalpost, goalposts
- stadiumfield, bleachers, box seats, end zone, dugout
- volleyball courtnet, ball, poles, antenna, centerline
- nonparticipationnonparticipation, noninvolvement, noninterference, nonintervention, abstention
sidelinesfront lines
Active battle area
engagement · driver's seat · involvement · action · center stage
sidelinescenter stage
Position of maximum attention
spotlight · limelight · forefront · front and center · main stage
sidelinescareers
Ongoing professional pursuits
professions · day job · vocation · calling · livelihood
- on the sidelinesNot in the action