BOARD Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbȯrd

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

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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

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board

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verb

as in to feed

to provide food or meals for housed and boarded many foster children over the years

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as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found

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eject
evict

Examples of board in a Sentence

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Noun

The authority approved the sale at its Sept. 18 board meeting. —

Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024 Coogler wrote and directed the pic with Jordan on board to star. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024

Verb

In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, police reported that the pair boarded a parked, unoccupied subway train at the Briarwood station in Queens at around midnight. —

Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024 Last week, four commercial astronauts boarded a SpaceX capsule for a pioneering spaceflight that was years in the making. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for board

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