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The Meaning of abroad

  • (adv.) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
  • (adv.) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
  • (adv.) Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
  • (adv.) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

Synonyms

oversea , overseas , afield , foreign

Antonyms

domestic

Rhymes

abad , applaud , arthropod , assad , aud , awad , awed , ayyad , baade , backboard , ballade , baud , bawd , belgrade , bershad , brachiopod , braud , braude , broad , brod , cephalopod , claud , claude , clawed , cod , codd , defraud , dodd , elrod , escalade , esplanade , facade , fahd , flawed , fraud , girod , glaude , glod , gnawed , god , goldenrod , hodde , jawed , laud , laude , maraud , maud , maude , mod , mossad , natividad , nod , novgorod , odd , peapod , pernod , petard , plod , pod , prod , prodd , quad , raad , rachad , ramrod , rashad , riad , riyad , riyadh , rod , rodd , roughshod , saad , saud , schaad , scrod , shod , slipshod , sod , squad , thawed , tightwad , tod , todd , tripod , trod , wad