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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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“Saturday Night Live” castmates Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell are on board as Hawkins’ estranged wife and a PGA board member, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The ship's operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said on Monday that all guests who were still on board when the outbreak was confirmed have now been repatriated to their home countries.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Mamdani jumped on board with the idea and claimed it as a victory for his agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

A German woman also died on board the ship.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

But it required an accomplice, so Dasch had to trust that Burger would be on board.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple