Synonyms of abroad

abroad 1 of 2

adverb

1

as in afloat

Related Words

• afloat
• everywhere
• hereabouts
• all over
• everyplace
• round
• around
• about

2

as in elsewhere

Related Words

• elsewhere
• afield
• afar
• astray
• apart
• away
• aside
• off
• down
• hence
• fro
• out

abroad

2 of 2

adjective

as in vacationing

Related Words

• vacationing
• departed
• retired
• gone
• out
• truant
• away
• AWOL
• absent
• missing

Dissimilar Words

• here
• present
• in
• participating
• attending
• accompanying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abroad

Adverb

He has also been allowed weekly meetings with his wife, as well as telephone and WhatsApp contact with relatives in Pakistan and abroad, the ministry said. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

That’s unlikely to change now, especially as China sees how unpopular the ongoing conflict has been within the US and abroad, and as Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit the United States next month. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Fifth, before committing combat forces abroad, there must be support from Congress and the American people. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is the largest Brazilian film fest held abroad and a pioneer in the promotion and dissemination of local pics in the international market. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026

The remaining package instead calls for studies on simplifying Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) filings and tax reporting, the broader tax burdens facing Americans abroad, and additional time to challenge certain math-error assessments. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Iran wants sanctions relief and the unfreezing of tens of billions of dollars in assets held abroad. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

In addition, brokers and financial intermediaries routed payments to offshore counterparties to allow Chinese citizens to use domestic currency to purchase property abroad or to trade overseas investment for foreign visas and passports. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

For the second consecutive year, students studying abroad at SCAD Lacoste in Provence, France, traveled to the Cannes Film Festival through SCAD’s partnership with The American Pavilion and IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking program. — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 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