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 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 In the climax, the yacht docks in Norway, and everyone disembarks. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

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Unless the Heat lands LeBron James, Miami will need Antetokounmpo to carry a lot of the offensive load late in close games.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Johnson thought up Meditating Figure before the latest headlines, but the sculpture now lands in a world newly conscious of the infrastructure that keeps it running.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of lands

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Just as a group of carefree New York City twentysomethings (including Mike Vogel and Lizzy Caplan) gathers to celebrate one of their friend’s impending move westward, a creature the size of the Empire State Building descends on the city.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Finally comes the terminal phase, when the warhead re-enters the atmosphere and descends toward its target.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 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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