Definitions

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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Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis visited British forces on board the flagship HMS Prince of Wales over the weekend.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Well, that was high school for me, after getting on board with the Eddie Murphy era cast, and then the Billy Crystal/Martin Short cast.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

When Selver came on board two years later as chief executive, he took a 40% stake in the company, while DeGaetano, the chief investment officer, held 48%, according to legal filings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

Once the band came on board, Kittrell walked them through Liz’s season-long emotional arc on a Zoom call, using Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” and the band’s early work as tonal reference points.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

The Discovery bobs in the river as the gentlemen on board unfurl her sails.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

on board

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