Antonyms for abreast

Grammar : Adv

Spell : uh-brest

Phonetic Transcription : əˈbrɛst

Definition of abreast

Origin : mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.

adv next to, alongside
adv up-to-date

Example sentences :

"They would come in twenty abreast to the licks where we lay in wait for them," said the Tallega.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

As I got abreast of the main-mast, I saw some one had let run the halyards.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

By degrees they let the boat drop back till her bow was abreast of the ladder.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

They were then just abreast of the park of Montivilliers, and there they witnessed a most horrible sight.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

The window was "abreast" of them, but also it was a trifle high.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"It's abreast of the bay, that's about all, I will give in," replied Mr. Tidditt.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

In fact, the squall struck before I was abreast the Colton place.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I thought I was going in the direction of home, but I could not have been—not if you were abreast the Point.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

She pretended not to see him until they were abreast, and the heifers were going into the yard.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Arcolano ambled beside me; and behind us, abreast, came the men-at-arms.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for abreast

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