Antonyms for aback
əˈbækaback

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1. aback

   Antonyms:
   onwards, forwards, ahead, before, afront, beyond, afore

   Synonyms:
   backwards, rearwards, aft, abaft, astern, behind, back

Princeton's WordNet

1. abackadverb

   having the wind against the forward side of the sails

   "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"

2. abackadverb

   by surprise

   "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

How to use aback in a sentence?

1. Gayle Dudley:

   I was taken aback. To be named a Grill Master Legend means a lot to me, what made me happiest is that I had the opportunity to share it with my mother and see how proud she was.

2. Anna Hofstetter:

   They sat at a little table right by the door, and they said that they got married here at the Hotel Nashville seven years ago, their check came out to $32.40. And when I picked up the receipt, I was a little taken aback.

3. Vijay Samant:

   You can't give an optimistic message that the vaccine is going to be developed in December and then come December you don't have a vaccine. Then people are wondering what happened, in the meantime, you know, they have given up social distancing in the assumption that the vaccine going to be developed in six months, and people are taken aback what's going on, they lose confidence.

4. Dazarrea Ervins:

   I was just taken aback, i was like,' Oh my gosh. Are you kidding me ?'.

5. The Duffer Brothers:

   Eleven : *walks up to mike* Mike : 0-0 Eleven : I DUMP YOUR ASS. Mike : *surprised, sad, taken aback, broken-hearted, and a bunch of other negative feelings*

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