Synonyms 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

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

   Antonyms:
   near, close, housed, collected, fast

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. abroad, overseasadverb

   in a foreign country

   "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"

   Synonyms:
   oversea, overseas

   Antonyms:
   domestic

2. abroadadverb

   to or in a foreign country

   "they had never travelled abroad"

   Synonyms:
   afield, overseas

   Antonyms:
   domestic

3. afield, abroadadverb

   far away from home or one's usual surroundings

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

   Synonyms:
   afield, overseas

   Antonyms:
   domestic

4. overseas, abroadadverb

   in a place across an ocean

   Synonyms:
   overseas, oversea, afield

   Antonyms:
   domestic

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1. abroadadjective

   Synonyms:
   widely, at large

2. abroadadjective

   Synonyms:
   forth, out of the house, out of doors, in the open air

3. abroadadjective

   Synonyms:
   extensively, before the public

4. abroadadjective

   Synonyms:
   without (as opposed to within)

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1. List of paraphrases for "abroad":

   overseas, internationally, foreign, outside, externally, outbound, offshore, alien, elsewhere, foreigner

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1. Jake Bequette:

   You saw with the Obama administration — red lines were repeatedly violated, president Trump fixed that and projected American strength abroad, and now, just over a year into the President Biden administration, the enemies of this country, they see weakness.

2. Jose Eliecer Sierra:

   Avocados are in high demand abroad and it's one of the options, another very tempting option that people are thinking about is cattle - knocking down coffee trees and planting grass for cows.

3. Nicholas II of Russia:

   This is not a question of confidence or lack of it. It is my will. Remember that we live in Russia, not abroad... and therefore I shall not consider the possibility of any resignation.

4. Aaron David Miller:

   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.

5. Chuck Todd:

   If there's one thing that surprised me about the president's State of the Union, it was the lack of connecting the fight for democracy and freedom abroad with the fight for democracy and freedom at home. Today's Bloody Sunday, i was stunned.