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aboard adj.
hired, brought on staff adj.
in agreement, onside adj.
present, here adj.

ADJECTIVE

aboard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aboard boarded embarked loaded

WEAK

consigned en route in transit on traveling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disembarked unloaded

WEAK

not on off

ADJECTIVE

hired, brought on staff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engaged hired inducted recruited retained

STRONG

brought on inked installed operating selected signed

WEAK

active in harness in place on duty on staff on the job on the payroll trained

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

in agreement, onside

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable aligned approving assenting consenting in agreement of the same mind onside

STRONG

acceding in accord in favor in harmony ratifying supportive

WEAK

going along with in line ok with willing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

at odds with disapproving dissenting in disagreement not having it not on board opposed

STRONG

averse hostile objecting unsupportive

WEAK

not keen unwilling

ADJECTIVE

present, here

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attending here on deck on hand on the scene present

STRONG

at hand in attendance near ready there

WEAK

accounted for available in view made the scene nearby on-the-spot show up there with bells on within reach

Antonyms

STRONGEST

absent absent from duty absent without leave away missing

STRONG

AWOL elsewhere not at hand unavailable

WEAK

distant far gone

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"The crew onboard are reported to be well, and arrangements for their welfare and wellbeing are being managed by the vessel's creditors. There are no passengers on board."

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Dover MP Mike Tapp says smugglers will keep adapting after it was discovered that a boat stopped in the Channel with 38 migrants on board had launched from the Netherlands.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The crash in Palm Beach County killed all nine people on board the Bahamas-bound business jet and injured a nearby driver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Last Wednesday's accident involved a train run by state-owned operator Renfe with 397 passengers on board and a stationary train run by private operator Iryo, which was carrying 147 passengers.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“We did it, Ben. Everyone who made it on board is in stasis,” a woman’s voice says.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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