Definitions

on deck

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accommodating adj.
available adj.
convenient adj.
gettable adj.
obtainable adj.
on call adj.
on tap adj.
open adj.
open door adj.
present adj.
here adv.

ADJECTIVE

accommodating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerate friendly generous helpful hospitable polite unselfish

STRONG

obliging

WEAK

cooperative handy kind neighborly on tap user friendly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

greedy mean selfish

WEAK

alienating disobliging estranged

ADJECTIVE

available

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible applicable convenient feasible free handy possible usable vacant

WEAK

achievable at hand at one's disposal attainable come-at-able derivable from getatable obtainable on hand on tap open to prepared procurable purchasable reachable ready willing and able realizable securable serviceable up for grabs

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconvenient limited occupied

WEAK

unavailable unobtainable

ADJECTIVE

convenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible available handy immediate

WEAK

adjacent adjoining all around at elbows at fingertips at hand central close close-at-hand close-by contiguous easy to reach in neighborhood next next door nigh on tap under one's nose within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

awkward distant far out-of-the-way unavailable

ADJECTIVE

gettable

Synonyms

WEAK

accessible achievable acquirable applicable at hand at one's disposal attainable available come-at-able convenient derivable from feasible free getatable handy obtainable on hand on tap open to possible prepared procurable purchasable

ADJECTIVE

obtainable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attainable

WEAK

at hand derivable duck soup gettable in stock no problem no sweat on offer on tap piece of cake procurable purchasable pushover ready realizable securable there for the taking to be had

Antonyms

WEAK

unachievable unavailable unobtainable

ADJECTIVE

on call

Synonyms

WEAK

accessible at hand at one's beck and call at one's disposal at one's fingertip available handy night call on alert on-the-spot prepared standing by within reach

ADJECTIVE

on tap

Synonyms

WEAK

accessible at hand at one's fingertips available convenient handy ready ready to be drawn

ADJECTIVE

open

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate available free public suitable vacant

STRONG

employable fit general operative permitted welcoming

WEAK

admissible agreeable allowable approachable attainable getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on tap open door practicable proper reachable securable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable within reach

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improper occupied unfitting unsuitable

WEAK

ambiguous blocked certain closed deceitful deceptive decided definite dishonest fastened inaccessible locked lying obstructed shifty shut subjective sure unavailable unclear vague

ADJECTIVE

open door

Synonyms

WEAK

admissible agreeable allowable approachable appropriate attainable available employable fit free general getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on tap operative permitted practicable proper public reachable securable suitable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable vacant welcoming within reach

ADJECTIVE

present

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant near ready there

WEAK

accounted for at hand available existent in attendance in view made the scene on board on hand on-the-spot show up there with bells on within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

absent away distant far

ADVERB

here

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant attending hither present

WEAK

available hereabouts hitherto in this direction on board on hand on the spot within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

there

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on deck

“This hasn’t happened as long as I can remember, so we’re definitely going to have to have all hands on deck to think about how we’re going to safely recover the boat.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Also on deck today: AI chip maker Cerebras Systems, which is giving its first financial update since its IPO in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Philadelphia police will enforce mandatory overtime during the "all hands on deck" period, Roosevelt Poplar, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, told ESPN.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Volatility eased on Monday, but investors still have May’s consumer-price index on deck for Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

Some were doing chores on deck or in the galley, but most were down in the hold, packing the salted herring into empty barrels.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

on deck

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