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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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The chemical will also be on board the Dragon rotorcraft, which is planned to launch in 2028 on a mission to explore Saturn's moon Titan.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

It has brought a former TotalEnergies executive, Kevin McLachlan, on board as its vice president of exploration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Los Angeles — Lisa Rinna said she would return to the “Real Housewives” franchise, but to get her husband Harry Hamlin on board, it would have to involve some big numbers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"If we had a first flight lander on board that thing," he said, "I know at least three of my crewmates would have been in it, trying to land on the Moon."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone