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

Of course, James spent a great part of his life abroad, and toward the end of his life became a British citizen. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

The legislation faced sharp criticism at home and abroad, and thousands of Slovaks repeatedly took to the streets to protest the law. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

And many of the best and brightest scientists and researchers spurned by America are going to other countries and are hired by businesses abroad that compete with our own—including, as Lee anticipated, China. — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026

A couple dozen friends were reuniting after attending a wedding together in Vietnam, choosing Ăn Cỗ as a way to relive their festivities abroad. — Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026

The deal was unveiled during DANAFF Industry Days at the fourth Danang Asian Film Festival, a program launched to connect Vietnamese content producers with buyers from abroad. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026

Ebbecke, a native of Richmond, Virginia, who has lived abroad with her German husband for the last eight years, decided to line her windows with foil days into a record-breaking heat dome that raged through Europe in late June. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Current law protecting overseas voters requires that citizens abroad, including military, be sent their absentee ballots at least 45 days prior to the election. — Jamie Rowen, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

As previously discussed, thousands of children of Americans abroad are excluded from the initial $1,000 seed deposit because of narrow citizenship and residency definitions. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Adjective

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