Daily Almanac for
May 23, 2012
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
| Share
 

Synonyms for aside

Noun

1. aside, actor's line, speech, words
usage: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
2. digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis, message, content, subject matter, substance
usage: a message that departs from the main subject

Adverb

1. aside
usage: on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
2. aside, away
usage: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
3. apart, aside
usage: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
4. away, aside
usage: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
5. aside, apart
usage: placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
6. aside, by, away
usage: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"
WordNet 2.0 Copyright © 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

See also: aside (Dictionary)

 

Related Content

Synonyms Index


A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com