come on board

VERB

employ

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engage enlist hire retain

STRONG

commission contract ink obtain place procure secure

WEAK

bring on board contract for put on sign on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discharge fire let go release shun

STRONG

forfeit lose

WEAK

ignore lay off misuse unemploy

VERB

engage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employ enlist

STRONG

appoint bespeak book charter commission contract enroll ink lease place prearrange rent reserve retain secure

WEAK

bring on board put on sign on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shun

STRONG

cancel dismiss fire free let go lose reject spend

WEAK

banish break off break up decline defuse discharge disconnect eject expel give up oust refuse release surrender yield

Example Sentences

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But then, after graduating, he worked alongside the company’s master distiller in Virginia for six months, and got inspired to come on board as an operations manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“When they come on board, they discover that this kind of environment, a very exclusive bubble, is actually something they really like,” Fara said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

After insisting that Nicks come on board as lead singer, they began opening shows for the likes of Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Cronin said in November that he had encouraged then-New Mexico coach Richard Pitino to recruit Dent after Andrews already agreed to come on board with the Bruins.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Maybe each of them is thinking their own dream—of daddies and uncles, brothers and cousins one day being free to come on board.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

come on board

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