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. Thomas Jefferson:

   I could think of no worse example for nations abroad, who for the first time were trying to put free electoral procedures into effect, than that of the United States wrangling over the results of our presidential election, and even suggesting that the presidency itself could be stolen by thievery at the ballot box.

2. Ina Libak:

   The worst thing that we can do for people working in oil and gas industry is to close our eyes to what's happening abroad and just say 'good luck with this', when Europe stops using oil and gas and switches to other energy sources, and that is happening very fast, it would affect us ... I'm really concerned that we will have high unemployment in 20 years if we don't make that plan now.

3. Zhang Juan:

   (This) is a good thing. This is an opportunity for people who could not go abroad to enjoy the same scenery as that in foreign countries, and expand their visions to know more about foreign customs and practices.

4. Sir Henry Wotton:

   An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.

5. Michelle Obama:

   He used that experience and a keen sense of the political undercurrents to quickly galvanize a populist conservative movement, he was offering a set of ideas that his party had not fully embraced at the time, from strict border enforcement to tougher trade deals to less military intervention abroad.

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