DISEMBARKS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

disembarks

verb

present tense third-person singular of disembark

as in lands

to go ashore from a ship the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami

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as in descends

to come down from something (as a vehicle) before you disembark, make sure you haven't left anything on your seat

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Recent Examples of disembarks Hoping to make his way back to his brother, Håkan disembarks in California and immediately heads East, against the flow of all the homesteaders and forty-niners streaming West. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Former President Bill Clinton disembarks a jet at Islamabad International Airport in March 2000. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 In the photos, obtained by Page Six, the Kansas City footballer disembarks from a private jet, followed closely by a large, fluffy white dog that appears to be a Samoyed. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 His wife disembarks, as do more than two dozen other passengers. — ABC News, 7 May 2026 When border agents board during a stop (each with wanted posters of Philip and Elizabeth), Paige disembarks. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026

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There are fathers who do it, but much of the time, the default still lands on the mother.

— Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The fingerprint reader is beneath the display, positioned toward the right side where my right thumb naturally lands (sorry, lefties).

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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Dawn breaks over the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii as the Starship, now out of the re-entry heating zone, descends toward splashdown looking none the worse for the wear.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Beneath it, museumgoers line up to drop a ball into a teak ramp that descends down the length of the Guggenheim spiral.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of descends

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As pleasure-seeking Venus alights within your 5th House of Self-Expression, fun projects sparkle, and your spirited humor invites others to join a playful challenge.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes, grandson of Robert), the shot fills with the telltale red, white and blue of the American flag.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

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