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Definitions

abreast

[uh-brest] / əˈbrɛst /
ADVERB
next to, alongside
Synonyms
WEAK
beside equal in alignment in line level opposite shoulder to shoulder side by side
Antonyms
WEAK
lost out of touch unaware
ADVERB
up-to-date
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquainted informed
WEAK
au courant au fait contemporary familiar in touch knowledgeable up versed
Antonyms
WEAK
lost out of touch unaware

Example Sentences

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WSJ keeps you abreast of developments with live coverage here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Inslee is not, he told me, against staying abreast of public opinion per se.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

On Sunday, Trump told reporters he had been kept abreast of the latest developments and the talks are "moving along".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

“The OIG is also regularly kept abreast of any developments relating to such critical investigations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

The headquarters of the United States Pension Office is a redbrick building with massive marble columns marching abreast a soaring atrium in the middle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.