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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

For instance, sources claim Crystal Palace are among those keeping abreast of Iraola's situation heading into next season as they look to find Oliver Glasner's successor.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

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

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

And our intelligence agencies ensure our domestic defense by keeping abreast of those who do not like the United States.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

Over the course of the next few years Esteban Trueba kept abreast of the black sheep of the family through Blanca s sporadic correspondence with him.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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