Antonyms of adj side_by_side

2 senses of side by side

Sense 1
adjacent, next, side by side (predicate) -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side")

INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant -- (separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call")

Sense 2
side by side -- (closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side")

INDIRECT (VIA related) -> unrelated -- (lacking a logical or causal relation)

Similarity of adj side_by_side

2 senses of side by side

Sense 1
adjacent, next, side by side (predicate) -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side")
       => close (vs. distant) -- (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships")

Sense 2
side by side -- (closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side")
       => related (vs. unrelated), related to -- (being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces")