Another word for abreast

abreast Synonyms

abreast

modif.

Side by side
level, equal, side by side, abeam of, against, off, stem to stem, bow to bow, over against, on a line with, by the side of, alongside, beside, next to, in one line, in alignment, shoulder to shoulder, in line; see also beside, next 2.
Acquainted with recent developments
informed, knowledgeable, up-to-date, au courant (French); see knowledgeable.

WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"abreast." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/abreast>.

APA Style

abreast. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/abreast

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

He insisted on being kept abreast of the news.
The three of them walked abreast along a narrow road consisting of no more than two bare strips of dirt in the grass.
Then the clang of hoofs, as of several horses galloping, resounded on the planks of the bridge, and the squadron, officers in front and men four abreast, spread across the bridge and began to emerge on his side of it.
In education the Catholic Church endeavours to keep abreast with the best.
From the lighthouse abreast of the 4-in.

» more...