Synonyms for aback
əˈbækaback

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1. aback

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

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

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"

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. abackadjective

   Synonyms:
   backwards, rearwards, regressively

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1. List of paraphrases for "aback":

   unawares

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1. Kabeer Taneja:

   India was taken aback by the response, communal issues are not new in India and in previous cases, we have not had such a response [ from Arab states ].

2. Peter Dinklage:

   There’s a lot of hypocrisy going on, literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. But you’re still telling the story of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’ Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me.

3. Donny Phonea:

   Im a little taken aback, i moved here because safety was a factor. Poway is very safe.

4. Niki DaSilva:

   I couldn’t leave her there alone, so I positioned myself between the co-worker and the attorney general to act as a buffer, after a few moments, Attorney General Hill put his hand on my back. I was taken aback by this gesture as we had never held a conversation before that night. I felt his hand start to slide slowly down my back.

5. Cecille Sorio:

   When people found out that a woman would be leading a Corps of almost 2,400 people, they were taken aback, because it wasn't the image they were used to, looking back at what she's done with the Corps, it's made a lot of positive progress. She's made a good name for change.