Synonyms of board

board 1 of 2

noun

ˈbȯrd 

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• association
• institute
• institution
• chamber
• society
• council
• fraternity
• group
• consortium
• brotherhood
• guild
• club
• college
• league
• community
• team
• collective
• commune
• chapter
• cadre
• congress
• fellowship
• order
• crew
• coalition
• circle
• partnership
• alliance
• sodality
• camp
• squad
• cooperative
• party
• body
• clique
• clan
• bloc
• membership
• set
• branch
• coterie
• fold
• junta
• band
• sorority
• gang
• confederacy
• syndicate
• outfit
• cartel
• faithful
• lot
• conspiracy
• local
• combine
• ring
• cabal
• klatch
• junto
• sisterhood
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in table

a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food

in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• table
• counter
• coffee table
• tea table
• buffet
• sideboard
• side table
• card table
• bar
• refectory table
• bed table

board

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to feed

to provide food or meals for

housed and boarded many foster children over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feed
• provision
• cater
• serve
• sustain
• wait
• fill
• victual
• batten
• nurture
• dine
• banquet
• mess
• feast
• fatten
• nourish
• regale
• overfeed
• surfeit
• force-feed
• underfeed
• reprovision
• spoon-feed
• hand-feed
• refeed

2

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• room
• accommodate
• camp
• lodge
• roof
• chamber
• bunk
• shelter
• quarter
• harbor
• home
• bestow
• billet
• take in
• domicile
• tent
• stable
• encamp
• bivouac
• put up
• secure
• shed
• roost
• bed (down)
• barrack
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of board

Noun

The fallout of this fraud included several new state-level fiscal accountability reforms for all New York school districts, including stricter internal controls, mandatory board oversight and independent auditor requirements. — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

According to the Times, board members were going to meet to discuss the shape of the exhibition going forward. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

Following the game, the team boarded a red-eye flight back to Newark Liberty International Airport. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

After 49 years in America, Park packed his life into two suitcases and a golf bag and boarded a one-way flight to South Korea, leaving behind his two children, a son, 29, and a daughter, 25. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing board

• across the board
• sounding board