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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How to use aback in a sentence?

1. 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*

2. Donny Phonea:

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

3. Courtesy Bernard Wilkin/AWAP Wilkin:

   I was taken aback, this was getting really crazy.

4. 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.

5. 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 ].