come aboard

VERB

affiliate

Synonyms

STRONG

ally amalgamate annex associate combine confederate connect incorporate join relate unite

WEAK

band together form connection go partners hook up line up plug into team up throw in with tie up

Antonyms

STRONG

detach disconnect disjoin dissociate divide part separate

WEAK

stay away

VERB

connect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate attach hook up join relate

STRONG

affix ally bridge cohere conjoin consociate correlate couple equate fasten marry span tag unite wed yoke

WEAK

get into hitch on hook on interface join up with meld with network with plug into slap on tack on tag on tie in tie in with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divide divorce separate sever

STRONG

detach disagree imbalance loosen unlink

VERB

join

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cooperate enlist enter follow side with

STRONG

align consort enroll

WEAK

associate with be in fall in with go to mingle with pair with plug into sign on sign up take part in take up with team up with throw in with tie up with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid shun stop

WEAK

disjoin divide leave resign separate withdraw

VERB

merge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb blend combine consolidate fuse incorporate join meld unite

STRONG

amalgamate assimilate cement centralize coalesce compound conglomerate converge intermingle intermix marry meet mingle mix network pool submerge synthesize tag

WEAK

be swallowed up become lost in become partners deal one in hitch on hook up immerge interface join up line up melt into plug into slap on tack on team up throw in together tie in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect disjoin disperse divide part separate

STRONG

scatter unmix

Example Sentences

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While the virus is believed to have come aboard there, its precise origin - and the identity of those carrying it - remains unclear.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

In the following months, he convinced a former Samsung colleague and an old friend who was an algorithm expert to come aboard as co-founders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

It was awkward to come aboard during that time, especially when I’d run into former employees in press boxes.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2023

They even got one of the fiercest players in the history of the NFL, Green Bay Packers middle linebacker Ray Nitschke, to come aboard and play one of the guards.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Down to the ship he turned, and boarded her, and called the others to cast off the stern lines and come aboard.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

come aboard

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