abreast

The word “abreast” has 2 syllables: a-breast

It's pronounced as /əˈbrɛst/


What is synonym and antonym for abreast?

In the thesaurus, “abreast” has 31 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abreast along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for abreast

  • acquainted
  • alive
  • at home
  • au courant
  • au fait
  • aware
  • beside
  • cognizant
  • conscious
  • contemporary
  • conversant
  • equal
  • familiar
  • heedful
  • in alignment
  • in line
  • in the know
  • in touch
  • informed
  • knowledgeable
  • level
  • mindful
  • opposite
  • sensible
  • sentient
  • shoulder to shoulder
  • side by side
  • up
  • up-to-date
  • versed
  • well-informed

Antonyms for abreast

Meanings of abreast

  • adjective
    1. Side by side, facing forward.
    2. Alongside; parallel to.
    3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
    4. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
    5. Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
  • adverb
    1. Side by side and facing forward.
    2. Alongside; parallel to.
    3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
    4. Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
    5. Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
    6. At the same time; simultaneously.
  • preposition
    1. Abreast of; alongside.

Example Sentences

  • She struggled to stay abreast of the latest developments in technology.
  • The team worked tirelessly to ensure they remained abreast of their competitors in the market.
  • It's crucial to stay abreast of changes in regulations to maintain compliance.
  • The teacher kept the students abreast of any updates to the class schedule.
  • As a journalist, it's essential to stay abreast of current events to report accurately.

On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abreast, such as: acquainted, alive, at home, au courant, au fait, aware, beside.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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familiar

  • a dime a dozen
  • abetter
  • abettor
  • abreast
  • accomplice
  • accustomed
  • acquaintance
  • acquainted
  • addict
  • adoring
  • affable
  • affectionate
  • afficionado
  • aficionado
  • alive
  • ally
  • alter ego
  • amicable
  • amigo
  • apprised
  • arrogant
  • associate
  • at home
  • at home with
  • au courant
  • au fait
  • audacious
  • aware
  • benefactor
  • blood brother
  • boastful
  • bold
  • bold-faced
  • boon
  • bosom
  • braggart
  • bragging
  • brash
  • brassbound
  • brassy
  • brazen
  • brother
  • buddy
  • buddy-buddy
  • buff
  • bug
  • bumptious
  • cavalier
  • ceaseless
  • cheeky
  • chum
  • chummy
  • clannish
  • client
  • close
  • close-knit
  • cocky
  • cognizant
  • cohort
  • collaborator
  • colleague
  • comfortable
  • common
  • common or garden
  • commonplace
  • compadre
  • companion
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  • complacent
  • comrade
  • conceited
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  • confidant
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  • confident
  • confidential
  • conscious
  • constant
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  • conventional
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  • convivial
  • cordial
  • cozy
  • crony
  • customary
  • customer
  • de rigueur
  • dear
  • denizen
  • devoted
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  • disdainful
  • domestic
  • domineering
  • easy
  • egoistic
  • egoistical
  • egomaniacal
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  • endemic
  • enthusiast
  • especial
  • everyday
  • fan
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  • fancier
  • fellow
  • fiend
  • fond
  • forward
  • freak
  • free
  • free-and-easy
  • frequent
  • frequenter
  • fresh
  • friend
  • friendly
  • garden variety
  • garden-variety
  • general
  • genial
  • gracious
  • gregarious
  • grounded
  • guest
  • habitual
  • habitue
  • haughty
  • haunter
  • hearty
  • heedful
  • hifalutin
  • high-and-mighty
  • high-handed
  • high-hat
  • highfalutin
  • hobnobber
  • hoity-toity
  • homespun
  • household
  • humble
  • immodest
  • imperious
  • impertinent
  • important
  • impudent
  • in on
  • in the know
  • incessant
  • informal
  • informed
  • inseparable
  • insolent
  • intimate
  • introduced
  • intrusive
  • inward
  • kept posted
  • knowledgeable
  • known
  • lordly
  • lover
  • loving
  • main man
  • mandatory
  • maniac
  • mate
  • matter-of-fact
  • mindful
  • mundane
  • musketeer
  • native
  • natural
  • near
  • neighborly
  • nervy
  • no stranger to
  • normal
  • nut
  • obligatory
  • obtrusive
  • officious
  • old hat
  • open
  • ordinary
  • overbold
  • overfamiliar
  • overweening
  • pal
  • palsy
  • palsy-walsy
  • partner
  • patron
  • peer
  • pen pal
  • perennial
  • pert
  • plain
  • plugged in
  • pompous
  • popular
  • presuming
  • presumptuous
  • pretentious
  • prevailing
  • prevalent
  • prideful
  • prosaic
  • proud
  • proverbial
  • quotidian
  • rampant
  • rat
  • recognizable
  • recurrent
  • regular
  • relaxed
  • repeated
  • routine
  • sassy
  • saucy
  • savvy
  • secretive
  • self-absorbed
  • self-asserting
  • self-assertive
  • self-assured
  • self-centered
  • self-complacent
  • self-conceited
  • self-concerned
  • self-confident
  • self-engrossed
  • self-important
  • self-infatuated
  • self-interested
  • self-involved
  • self-obsessed
  • self-satisfied
  • self-seeking
  • selfish
  • sensible
  • sentient
  • simple
  • sister
  • smart
  • smug
  • snobbish
  • snug
  • sociable
  • social
  • sport
  • standard
  • stock
  • stuck-up
  • supercilious
  • superior
  • supporter
  • sure
  • sympathizer
  • tender
  • tenderhearted
  • thick
  • tight
  • tight-knit
  • tuned-in
  • ubiquitous
  • unceasing
  • unceremonious
  • unconstrained
  • universal
  • unreserved
  • unsophisticated
  • up
  • up on
  • up-to-date
  • uppity
  • usual
  • vain
  • vainglorious
  • versant
  • versed
  • versed in
  • warm
  • well up in
  • well-informed
  • well-wisher
  • wise
  • with it
  • wonted
  • workaday

versed

on top of

  • about
  • above
  • abreast
  • acquainted
  • acute
  • added to
  • additionally
  • adjacent
  • again
  • against
  • alert
  • alive
  • aloft
  • along
  • along with
  • also
  • and
  • apperceive
  • appreciate
  • apprehend
  • apprized
  • approaching
  • argute
  • artful
  • as well
  • as well as
  • astucious
  • astute
  • at
  • atop
  • attentive
  • au courant
  • au fait
  • awake
  • be acquainted
  • be cognizant
  • be conversant in
  • be informed
  • be learned
  • be master of
  • be read
  • be schooled
  • be versed
  • beside
  • besides
  • beyond
  • brainy
  • briefed
  • cagey
  • calculating
  • canny
  • close to
  • cognize
  • comprehend
  • conjointly
  • covering
  • crafty
  • cunning
  • cutting
  • deep
  • differentiate
  • discern
  • discerning
  • discriminate
  • discriminating
  • distant
  • distinguish
  • either
  • enlightened
  • erudite
  • experience
  • expert
  • familiar
  • farsighted
  • farther
  • farther up
  • fathom
  • feel certain
  • for good measure
  • forth
  • forward
  • foxy
  • further
  • furthermore
  • get the idea
  • grasp
  • have
  • have down pat
  • have information
  • have knowledge of
  • heady
  • held
  • high
  • higher than
  • in addition
  • in addition to
  • in conjunction with
  • in excess of
  • in heaven
  • in like manner
  • in the bargain
  • in the know
  • in the sky
  • including
  • ingenious
  • inside
  • into
  • into the bargain
  • judicious
  • keen
  • keep up on
  • ken
  • know the score
  • knowing
  • knowledgeable
  • leaning on
  • learn
  • learned
  • likewise
  • more
  • more than
  • more than that
  • moreover
  • near
  • next
  • notice
  • off
  • on high
  • on the inside
  • on the job
  • onward
  • other than
  • over
  • over and above
  • overhead
  • overtop
  • penetrating
  • perceive
  • perceptive
  • perspicacious
  • piercing
  • plus
  • posted
  • primed
  • prize
  • probing
  • profound
  • prudent
  • quick-witted
  • raised
  • ready
  • realize
  • recognize
  • reliable
  • resting on
  • sagacious
  • savvy
  • see
  • sensible
  • shark
  • sharp
  • situated on
  • slick
  • slippery
  • sly
  • smart
  • smooth
  • still
  • straight up
  • streetwise
  • superior
  • supplementary
  • supported
  • then
  • to boot
  • together with
  • too
  • touching
  • toward
  • tricky
  • tuned-in
  • undergo
  • underhand
  • up
  • up on
  • up-to-date
  • upon
  • upstairs
  • versant
  • versed
  • vital
  • well-read
  • wide-awake
  • wily
  • wise
  • wise to
  • wised up
  • with
  • with it
  • withal
  • yet
  • yonder

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