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Synonyms for sidelined


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : sahyd-lahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn

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Définition of sidelined

Origin :
  • also side-line, "line on the side of a fish," 1768; "lines marking the limits of playing area" (on a football field, etc.), 1862, from side (adj.) + line (q.v.). Meaning "course of business aside from one's regular occupation" is from 1890. Railway sense is from 1890. The figurative sense of "position removed from active participation" is attested from 1934 (from the railway sense or from sports, because players who are not in the game stand along the sidelines). The verb meaning "put out of play" is from 1945. Related: Sidelined; sidelining.
  • As in incapacitated : adj disabled
  • As in lame : adj unable to walk properly
  • As in stranded : adj marooned, abandoned
  • As in unable : adj not having talent, skill
  • As in lorn : adj abandoned
  • As in crippled : adj disabled
  • As in disabled : adj incapacitated
  • As in abandoned : adj left alone, deserted
  • As in dormant : adj inactive; sleeping
  • As in pause : verb wait, delay
  • As in pigeonhole : verb categorize; shelve
  • As in recess : verb stop action
  • As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
  • As in cripple : verb disable; make lame
  • As in disconnect : verb take apart; uncouple
  • As in exclude : verb expel, forbid
  • As in handicap : verb give disadvantage

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