Antonyms for abroad
əˈbrɔdabroad

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1. abroadadverb

   Synonyms:
   overseas

2. abroadadverb

   At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space

   A tree spreads its branches abroad.

   Synonyms:
   overseas

3. abroadadverb

   Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode

   to walk abroad

   Synonyms:
   overseas

4. abroadadverb

   Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.

   We have broils at home and enemies abroad.

   Synonyms:
   overseas

5. abroadadverb

   Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

   Synonyms:
   overseas

6. abroadadverb

   Not on target; astray; in error.

   Synonyms:
   overseas

7. abroadadverb

   Played elsewhere than one's home grounds; as in a sport's team.

   Synonyms:
   overseas

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. abroad

   Antonyms:
   near, close, housed, collected, fast

   Synonyms:
   far, away, apart, dispersed, aloof, adrift, about, distracted, confused

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. abroad, overseasadverb

   in a foreign country

   "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"

   Antonyms:
   domestic

   Synonyms:
   oversea, overseas

2. abroadadverb

   to or in a foreign country

   "they had never travelled abroad"

   Antonyms:
   domestic

   Synonyms:
   afield, overseas

3. afield, abroadadverb

   far away from home or one's usual surroundings

   "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall

   Antonyms:
   domestic

   Synonyms:
   afield, overseas

4. overseas, abroadadverb

   in a place across an ocean

   Antonyms:
   domestic

   Synonyms:
   overseas, oversea, afield

How to use abroad in a sentence?

1. Aaron David Miller:

   It is a long war and you we have just seen maybe a very significant turn and escalation in that war, we haven't yet found a way -- and I think it's going to be extremely difficult to hermetically seal the nation, abroad or here at home, against these kinds of attacks.

2. Thomas Gitzel:

   The decline in orders from abroad paints a dim picture.

3. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove:

   We've been buying invasive ventilators from partners abroad, including Germany and Switzerland, and today 300 new ventilators arrived from China, I'd like to thank the Chinese government.

4. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab:

   If Prime Minister Boris Johnson are on holiday abroad the time to come home is now while Prime Minister Boris Johnson still can, around the world, more airlines are suspending flights and more airports are closing, some without any notice.

5. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen:

   Prospects are favorable for further improvement in the U.S. labor market and the economy more broadly, low oil prices and ongoing employment gains should continue to bolster consumer spending, financial conditions generally remain supportive of growth and the highly accommodative monetary policies abroad should work to strengthen global growth.

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