ABROAD Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

abroad 1 of 2

adverb

Definition of abroad

as in afloat

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Relevance

as in elsewhere

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abroad

2 of 2

adjective

as in vacationing

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Recent Examples of abroad

Adverb

Chris is a champion for Connecticut, for the core values of our nation, and a steadfast defender of democracy, both at home and abroad. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Patrice Motsepe, the South African billionaire who runs CAF and championed the shift, said the reversal was in the interest of the organization’s 54 member nations and African players who ply their trade abroad. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026 First and foremost, Osder and Youmans use Odeh’s murder as a lens through which to examine the militarization of Jewish extremism at home and abroad (with an emphasis on the emergence of ultra-nationalist JDL founder Meir Kahane). — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026 In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharper swings in Asia. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 In 2013, the Japanese government launched the Cool Japan Fund to promote Japanese culture abroad. — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 Diplomats and workers sent abroad must surrender their passports and leave relatives in North Korea as collateral to deter defection. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 For years, a sluggish home market sat alongside rapid growth abroad. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026 For a growing number of people who traveled abroad for surgery, that’s exactly when support tends to disappear. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The pair, who were both studying at the International Christian University in Tokyo, met during a study-abroad event at a restaurant in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Congress looks increasingly deadlocked, public opposition to his aggressive moves at home and abroad mounts, and the central issue for many Americans – cost-of-living concerns – defies easy solutions. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 Ultimately, linking his story to abroad conversation around CTE. — MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad

Adverb

Water scarcity depletes grain, grass, and other plants that cows eat, forcing ranchers to either buy supplemental feed or thin their herds to keep afloat financially.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026
Many faculty members have to work long hours to keep the paper afloat.

— Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of afloat

Adverb

For a festival built in an affluent Red Sea resort, the effort to bring its programming to audiences elsewhere in Egypt significantly expands its reach.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
For now, the work demonstrates a limited but automated connection between detecting an odor and recreating a corresponding scent elsewhere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of elsewhere

Adverb

There’s drama everywhere at the Ritz-Carlton, with canopy-height structures of dark wood housing everything from boutiques to restaurants and even the lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
The Organization and Guidance Department, the party’s most powerful agency, oversees appointments, inspections, and discipline everywhere—in Pyongyang as well as rural villages.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of everywhere

Adverb

The Ebola outbreak that began in DR Congo is becoming a continental crisis after authorities initially underestimated its spread, the head of Africa’s public health agency told Semafor as new cases were reported as far afield as Nigeria.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Japanese producers have been co-producing with their East Asian neighbors in Taiwan and South Korea for quite some time but have recently been venturing further afield into Southeast Asia and Europe.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of afield

Adjective

Karen Clay-Fenderson, a Los Angeles mom and retired teacher with more than 120,000 Instagram followers, has posted videos about Proposition 42.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
In statements to the Washington Examiner, the campaign arm of Senate Democrats and Peltola’s campaign denied involvement with the Senate bid from the second Sullivan, who is a retired schoolteacher.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of retired

Adverb

This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.

— Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024

Definition of hereabouts

Adverb

That telepathy, between head coach and assistant, should put Deschamps’ sporting mind at rest even from afar.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 June 2026
From afar, Silva, who lives in Iowa, has watched her sister’s anguish deepen with no word from her husband.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

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