sidewise
Not straight ahead
Sidewise means toward or from the side, moving laterally rather than forward or backward: She glanced sidewise at him.
The word is interchangeable with sideways, though sideways is far more common in contemporary usage.
Sidewise often appears in older or more literary contexts.
Along a level plane
crosswise · edgewise · laterally · broadside · crabwise · parallel · athwart · transverse
With doubt or disapproval
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
suspicious · distrustful · wary · guarded · disapproving · knowing · skeptical · peripheral
Angled from vertical
aslant · oblique · angled · slanted · off-kilter · cockeyed · canted · listing
Avoiding by moving aside
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- deflectingTurning from original path
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- elusiveHard to find
shifty · slippery · circumventing · noncommittal · equivocal · cagey · indirect · oblique
horizontally
Along a level plane
alongside · crosswise · edgewise · laterally · broadside · crabwise · parallel · athwart · transverse · obliquely
askance
With doubt or disapproval
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
sneaky · suspicious · distrustful · wary · guarded · disapproving · knowing · skeptical · peripheral · indirect
tilted
Angled from vertical
lopsided · aslant · oblique · angled · slanted · off-kilter · cockeyed · canted · listing · leaning
dodging
Avoiding by moving aside
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- deflectingTurning from original path
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
elusive · shifty · slippery · circumventing · noncommittal · equivocal · cagey · indirect · oblique · artful