Synonyms for abreast
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-brest |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈbrɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for abreast Other synonyms for the word abreast
Définition 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
- "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
Antonyms for abreast
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