abroad

1. 1.

   to or in a foreign country

   “they had never travelled abroad”
2. 2.

   far away from home or one's usual surroundings

   “looking afield for new lands to conquer”

   Synonymsafield
3. 3.

   in a place across an ocean

   Synonymsoverseas

1. 1.

   in a foreign country

   “markets abroad”

   “overseas markets”

   Synonymsoverseas

   Similarforeign

Questions about abroad

What does abroad mean?

abroad means "to or in a foreign country". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in abroad?

abroad has 2 syllables: a-broad. The stress falls on "broad". In IPA it is /əˈbɹɔd/.

What is another word for abroad?

Close synonyms include afield, overseas, overseas. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abroad a common word?

abroad is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with abroad?

1 word rhymes with abroad. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.