'Sidetracked' definitions:
Definition of 'Sidetracked'
From: GCIDE
- Sidetrack \Side"track`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sidetracking.]
- 1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
- Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of the census of school children. --Pop. Sci. Monthly. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'sidetracked'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- deserted,
- disregarded,
- half-done,
- ignored,
- laid aside,
- left undone,
- missed,
- neglected,
- omitted,
- overlooked,
- passed by,
- passed over,
- passed up,
- pigeonholed,
- put aside,
- shunted,
- sidelined,
- slighted,
- unasked,
- unattended to,
- uncared-for,
- unchaperoned,
- unconsidered,
- undone,
- unregarded,
- unsolicited,
- untended,
- unwatched