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on board

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

Example Sentences

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The extra £1 on ticket prices has government backing, but not everyone in the music industry is on board.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Having a transponder on board would have automatically alerted air traffic controllers that the aircraft and the truck were on a possible collision course, according to investigators.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The U.S. hasn’t revealed if U.S. forces found anything of interest on board and it isn’t clear why the 965-foot ship tried to slip through the blockade or what it was carrying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Los Angeles — Lisa Rinna said she would return to the “Real Housewives” franchise, but to get her husband Harry Hamlin on board, it would have to involve some big numbers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Two men in khaki uniforms were on board, busy trying to start up the outboard motor.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo