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. 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. Henri Barkey:

   It is ridiculous, of course, there’s a conspiracy culture in Turkey that has taken over. I was taken aback, but you are dealing with journalists who are not journalists. They are hacks.

3. Brittany Kaiser:

   I was very taken aback and disappointed in Sheryl Sandberg’s public statement that if an individual did not want to continue to share their data with FB they would have to pay, to me, that sounds like a threat. Continue to let us use your property or pay?

4. Askia Muhammad:

   A staff member from the black caucus called me and said ‘we have to have the picture back,’ and I was kind of taken aback. And we talked a couple of times on the phone after that, and I said ‘Okay, I will give the picture back to Minister Farrakhan’s chief of staff,’.

5. Paris Tzertis:

   (Electroniki) had accumulated losses and had made serious efforts with its creditors (to be restructured), we all knew it had serious problems but we were taken aback by its bankruptcy.