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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Unsurprisingly, given that most people tend to find coffee enemas after reports of being failed by Western medicine, mainstream gastroenterology is not on board with this practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

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

Mattingly came on board during a tumultuous time in the franchise’s history as the Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2011 in a bid by McCourt to preserve his ownership.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

We moved aside to make way, but some stayed on board, and we found space between them as we clambered aboard.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

on board

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