Synonyms for sideline
ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnside·line

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sideline, out of boundsnoun

   a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

   Synonyms:
   avocation, spare-time activity, out of bounds, hobby, pursuit, by-line

2. sidelinenoun

   an auxiliary line of merchandise

   Synonyms:
   avocation, spare-time activity, out of bounds, hobby, pursuit, by-line

3. avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activityverb

   an auxiliary activity

   Synonyms:
   hobby, out of bounds, pursual, hobbyhorse, following, pursuance, chase, by-line, avocation, pastime, credit line, rocking horse, interest, quest, spare-time activity, pursuit

4. sidelineverb

   remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position

   "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"

Matched Categories

1. • Demote
   • Line

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sideline":

   marginalize, marginalise

How to pronounce sideline?

How to say sideline in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use sideline in a sentence?

1. Rashad Jennings:

   Drinking Sprite and eating M&M's on the sideline, why not ? Didn't matter. I wasn't going to get into the game.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   They could move a number of less controversial nominees right now. Right now, they want to sideline Senator Feinstein, so they can ram through the worst four as well.

3. Andy McCarthy:

   Even if they brought criminal charges that were based solely on evidence that they believed was reliable, they would still have to combat an argument in the trial that a heavily dominated Democratic committee induced the Democratic Justice Department to bring criminal charges in order to sideline the sitting Democratic president’s likely rival in the 2024 election, which is not a position to want to be in as a prosecutor.

4. Gordon Hayward:

   She’s been good as far as just the experience she has as a basketball player, reading the game and kind of little things she sees coaching on the sideline. Having somebody that well-versed in basketball, that experience is good.

5. Joe Willie Namath in 1969:

   I just kind of felt it almost lock up on me and going to the sideline, my two middle fingers kind of went numb, and I could n’t aggressively grip the ball enough to be out there and help my team.