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Synonyms for Abaft:
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adj.
• back- Tailer ,
- back of ,
- in the wake of ,
- final ,
- tail .
- more regressive ,
- most regressive ,
- retro grade .
-
adv.
• all • behind- at heels of ,
- at rear of ,
- bringing rear ,
- bringing the rear ,
- eating dust ,
- eating the dust ,
- in background ,
- in wake ,
- off pace ,
- sub sequently ,
- sub-sequently .
Other relevant words:
- accommodate ,
- adjudge ,
- admit ,
- adorn ,
- aft ,
- after part ,
- afterward ,
- afterwards ,
- agree ,
- air lock ,
- anchorman ,
- anchorperson ,
- annul ,
- apply ,
- appreciation ,
- arrest ,
- arse ,
- asdic ,
- ass ,
- austere ,
- back end ,
- back up ,
- backbone ,
- backrest ,
- backside ,
- balk ,
- ballast resistor ,
- barretter ,
- base ,
- baulk ,
- bear ,
- beautify ,
- bedeck ,
- bedight ,
- behindhand ,
- bet on ,
- bicycle ,
- bike ,
- billet ,
- bind ,
- binding ,
- black eye ,
- blackguard ,
- blast ,
- blow ,
- boat paddle ,
- bob ,
- bonanza ,
- book ,
- book binding ,
- boom out ,
- bottom ,
- bow ,
- bracketed blenny ,
- bridge circuit ,
- bridge deck ,
- bridge over ,
- bridgework ,
- bring up ,
- built in bed ,
- bum ,
- bunce ,
- bunk ,
- buns ,
- butt ,
- buttocks ,
- caboose ,
- can ,
- canvas ,
- canvass ,
- careen ,
- cargo area ,
- cargo deck ,
- cargo hold ,
- carry ,
- cast anchor ,
- change by reversal ,
- change course ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- check ,
- clasp ,
- clench ,
- clutch ,
- clutches ,
- coggle ,
- coldcock ,
- concluding ,
- concord ,
- concur ,
- confine ,
- constrain ,
- contain ,
- contrary ,
- control ,
- cookhouse ,
- costa ,
- countermand ,
- cover ,
- cruise ,
- cultivator ,
- curb ,
- custody ,
- cycle ,
- dabble ,
- deck of cards ,
- declare ,
- decorate ,
- deem ,
- defend ,
- defy ,
- delay ,
- derriere ,
- detention ,
- din ,
- dock ,
- dodder ,
- dog ,
- dorsum ,
- drop anchor ,
- dump ,
- embellish ,
- embrasure ,
- empennage ,
- endorse ,
- engineering ,
- entertain ,
- erect ,
- exacting ,
- expand ,
- fag end ,
- fanny ,
- feebleminded ,
- final exam ,
- final examination ,
- flag ,
- floor ,
- flourish ,
- fore ,
- front ,
- front man ,
- fundament ,
- funnel shape ,
- gage ,
- game ,
- gangboard ,
- gangway ,
- giant ,
- give ,
- give chase ,
- go after ,
- go for ,
- godsend ,
- gold rush ,
- grace ,
- grasp ,
- gravy ,
- grim ,
- grip ,
- ground ,
- ground tackle ,
- guard ,
- gun rest ,
- guy ,
- gybe ,
- half-witted ,
- halt ,
- handgrip ,
- handle ,
- harbor ,
- harbour ,
- hash over ,
- have ,
- have got ,
- heavyweight ,
- hind end ,
- hinder ,
- hindquarters ,
- hold back ,
- hold in ,
- hold up ,
- in arrears ,
- indorse ,
- inexorable ,
- interface ,
- inverse ,
- invert ,
- jest at ,
- jibe ,
- keep ,
- keep back ,
- keister ,
- keystone ,
- knock down ,
- landing deck ,
- laniard ,
- larboard ,
- larrup ,
- last ,
- later ,
- later on ,
- laugh at ,
- lift ,
- light ballast ,
- linchpin ,
- loom ,
- lurch ,
- lynchpin ,
- mainstay ,
- maintain ,
- make ,
- make fun ,
- manna from heaven ,
- microphone boom ,
- moderate ,
- moor ,
- moorage ,
- mooring ,
- nail ,
- nates ,
- navigate ,
- net ,
- nominal head ,
- nosepiece ,
- nurse ,
- nurture ,
- obligate ,
- oblige ,
- obtain ,
- office ,
- opposite ,
- outboard ,
- override ,
- overrule ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- pack of cards ,
- paddlewheel ,
- parent ,
- pedal ,
- peg ,
- pin ,
- place ,
- plump for ,
- plunk for ,
- poke fun ,
- poop ,
- port wine ,
- position ,
- post ,
- posterior ,
- postponement ,
- prat ,
- predominate ,
- prevail ,
- propellor ,
- punt ,
- put up ,
- quarter ,
- rachis ,
- rack ,
- radical ,
- raise ,
- rear end ,
- reel ,
- regress ,
- rehash ,
- relentless ,
- repeal ,
- rescind ,
- reserve ,
- resist ,
- restrain ,
- retain ,
- retral ,
- retreat ,
- retrogress ,
- retrogressive ,
- reversal ,
- reverse gear ,
- reversion ,
- revoke ,
- ridicule ,
- rig ,
- rise ,
- rise up ,
- roar ,
- roaring ,
- roast ,
- roll ,
- root ,
- root word ,
- roulette wheel ,
- rump ,
- seat ,
- second ,
- set up ,
- setback ,
- severe ,
- shadow ,
- shadower ,
- shank ,
- sheet ,
- ship's galley ,
- situation ,
- slip ,
- slow ,
- slow-witted ,
- smash ,
- sonar ,
- span ,
- spank ,
- sparring ,
- spinal column ,
- spine ,
- splash around ,
- spot ,
- stabiliser ,
- stagger ,
- stake ,
- stalk ,
- stanch ,
- stark ,
- staunch ,
- steering wheel ,
- stem turn ,
- stool ,
- storage area ,
- straw man ,
- strawman ,
- strict ,
- subsequently ,
- support ,
- sustain ,
- swag ,
- sweep ,
- tackle ,
- tag ,
- tail assembly ,
- tail end ,
- take ,
- take for ,
- take hold ,
- take in water ,
- terminal ,
- theme ,
- thole ,
- tholepin ,
- thrive ,
- throw ,
- thunder ,
- tie up ,
- time lag ,
- toddle ,
- tooshie ,
- totter ,
- tower ,
- track ,
- trail ,
- turn ,
- turn back ,
- turnabout ,
- turnaround ,
- tush ,
- unappeasable ,
- unforgiving ,
- unrelenting ,
- vacate ,
- verso ,
- vertebral column ,
- view as ,
- voyage ,
- waddle ,
- wait ,
- water level ,
- water line ,
- whale ,
- wharf ,
- wheel around ,
- windfall ,
- withstand ,
- Arear ,
- Baft ,
- after ,
- astern ,
- back ,
- backward ,
- backwards ,
- behind ,
- hind ,
- rear ,
- rearward ,
- rearwards ,
- retrograde ,
- reverse ,
- sternward ,
- to the rear .
- at the heels of ,
- at the rear of ,
- bringing up rear ,
- bringing up the rear ,
- in reverse ,
- in the background ,
- in the wake ,
- later than ,
- off the pace ,
- turned around .
What are the opposite words for abaft?
Abaft is a nautical term, which means 'at the back of or behind a ship.' An antonym for the word 'abaft' would be 'forward' or 'ahead.' When referring to the respective areas of ships, the terms 'fore' and 'aft' are commonly used. Therefore, the antonym of abaft would refer to the front portion of the ship. The opposite of abaft can also be described as 'in front of' or 'in the forward section' or 'bow section' of a ship. Commonly used antonyms for abaft in colloquial language include the words front, forward, and ahead.
What are the antonyms for Abaft?
-
adj.
• noun- fore .
-
adv.
• noun- ahead ,
- anteriorly ,
- before ,
- forward .
Usage examples for Abaft
They came the starboard side, and just abaft the fore rigging, one of them stumbled and fell over something.
"The Ghost Pirates"
Green light a little abaft the beam, Sir!
"The Ghost Pirates"
Away aft, a dim, shadowy form stood in the wake of a swaying belt of moonlight, that swept the deck a bit abaft the main-mast.
"The Ghost Pirates"
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Related words: behind, aft, abaft ship, to run abaft, astern
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