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on board

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aboard adj.
employed adj.
jobholding adj.
pending adj.
present adj.
traveling adj.
here adv.

ADJECTIVE

aboard

Synonyms

WEAK

boarded consigned embarked en route in transit loaded on traveling

Antonyms

WEAK

not on off

ADJECTIVE

employed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engaged hired occupied

STRONG

busy inked laboring operating selected signed

WEAK

active at it at work in a job in collar in harness in place on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

jobholding

Synonyms

WEAK

active at it at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place inked laboring occupied on duty on the job on the payroll operating plugging away retained selected signed working

ADJECTIVE

pending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imminent impending undecided

WEAK

awaiting continuing dependent forthcoming hanging in line in the balance in the offing in the works indeterminate ominous on line pendent undetermined unsettled up in the air

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant later

WEAK

improbable unlikely

ADJECTIVE

present

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant near ready there

WEAK

accounted for at hand available existent in attendance in view made the scene on deck on hand on-the-spot show up there with bells on within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

absent away distant far

ADJECTIVE

traveling

Synonyms

STRONG

carried conveyed freighted mobile moving passing shipped

WEAK

en route transportable

Antonyms

STRONG

fixed immobile permanent stationary

ADVERB

here

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant attending hither present

WEAK

available hereabouts hitherto in this direction on deck on hand on the spot within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

there

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on board

Fulton lured 40 friends and relatives on board and chugged all the way to Albany and back, covering 300 miles in 62 hours—an astounding pace of nearly 5 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Roland added that she was not surprised to hear complaints of poor living conditions from sailors on board, given that their few days of reprieve for port call constantly were being delayed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Zwijnenburg said whether an attack results in pollution depends on factors including where a vessel is hit, what cargo it is carrying and how much is on board.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

All 150 on board have now been evacuated.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

But it required an accomplice, so Dasch had to trust that Burger would be on board.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

on board

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