Aback and Later

Aback

Aback adverb - Without warning.
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Synonyms for Aback

Later and aback are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Later" instead an adverb "Aback".

Later

Later adverb - Following in time or place.

Aback and later are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aback" instead an adverb "Later".

Both words in one sentence

  • Ambiguous Gender In the in-universe Shout Box, Magpie55 is taken aback to realise the "awesome tough guy" is a girl, although he later says "she is beautiful".
  • Not Distracted by the Sexy The only time he was taken aback was the very first time he saw the mystery girl (with the slashed-open shirt) jump out of a waterspout to fight him, but that was over when he learned the truth mere seconds later.
  • Batman himself is completely taken aback by the sheer brutality and sadism in the crime scene where he first sees his name and later mentions that while he's put away psychopaths before, The Joker is something completely different.
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