| Main Entry: | aback |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | taken unawares |
Synonyms: |
confused, surprised, thrown off, thrown off guard |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | end |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hind, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail |
Antonyms: |
front |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the rear |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, about, astern, back, behind, in reverse, inverted, rearward, turned around |
Antonyms: |
forward |
| Main Entry: | short |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | abruptly |
Synonyms: |
aback, by surprise, forthwith, sudden, suddenly, unanticipatedly, unaware, unawares, unexpectedly, without delay, without hesitation, without warning |
Antonyms: |
long |
| Main Entry: | suddenly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unexpectedly |
Synonyms: |
aback, abruptly, all at once, all of a sudden, asudden, forthwith, on spur of moment, quickly, short, sudden, swiftly, unanticipatedly, unaware, unawares, without warning |
Antonyms: |
expectedly, slowly |
| Main Entry: | unawares |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without warning; suddenly |
Synonyms: |
aback, abruptly, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, carelessly, ignorantly, inadvertently, mistakenly, off guard, short, sudden, surprisingly, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unknowingly, unprepared, unready, unwittingly |
| Notes: | unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly' |
Antonyms: |
consciously, knowingly |
| Main Entry: | hind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | back |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail |
| Main Entry: | rearward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | back |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, about, around, astern, backward, backwards, behind, in reverse, inverted, round, turned around |
| Main Entry: | short |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
Related
Adjectives: |
little, short, brachyskelic, brief, commatic, compact, compendious, concise, curt, curtailed of its fair proportion, dumpy, fubsy, improcerous, oblate, pug, runtish, scrimp, shorn, short by, short-waisted, spuddy, squab, squabbish, squabby, squat, stubbed, stubby, stumpy, summary, thickset, undersized
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