Synonyms for aback
əˈbækaback

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1. aback

   Synonyms:
   backwards, rearwards, aft, abaft, astern, behind, back

   Antonyms:
   onwards, forwards, ahead, before, afront, beyond, afore

Princeton's WordNet

1. abackadverb

   having the wind against the forward side of the sails

   "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"

2. abackadverb

   by surprise

   "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. abackadjective

   Synonyms:
   backwards, rearwards, regressively

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "aback":

   unawares

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1. China Wong:

   We were taken aback by the response to the image below of our Governor with Ivanka Trump who received services from our salon. We also recognize impact matters more than intent. While we are not a partisan organization we do see it as part of our mission to welcome people to Des Moines and serve everyone. We share images of our clients, some that are recognizable public figures, to showcase our work.

2. Kabeer Taneja:

   India was taken aback by the response, communal issues are not new in India and in previous cases, we have not had such a response [ from Arab states ].

3. Scott Remer:

   You can usually tell when they are testing the kids on the schwa and you can often tell when the kids are taken aback by it, the vast majority of instances where kids misspell is due to the schwa.

4. Suniya Luthar:

   I was a little taken aback to see that apparently preadolescence is the new adolescence or junior high school or middle school is the new high school.

5. Brittany Kaiser:

   I was very taken aback and disappointed in Sheryl Sandberg’s public statement that if an individual did not want to continue to share their data with FB they would have to pay, to me, that sounds like a threat. Continue to let us use your property or pay?