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dock

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dock

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
  • The boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear.
Synonyms of dock

float, jetty, landing, levee, pier, quay, wharf
Words Related to dock

berth, mooring, slip

dockyard, marina, quayage, shipyard, wharfage
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dock

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dock

1 to make less in extent or duration
  • The editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page.
Synonyms of dock

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, elide, shorten, syncopate, truncate
Words Related to dock

abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up

abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim

decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper
Near Antonyms of dock

enlarge, expand, supplement

add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise

blow up, distend, inflate, swell
Antonyms of dock

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract
2 to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
  • The boxer's tail was docked soon after birth.
Synonyms of dock

bob, clip, crop, cut, cut back, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim
Words Related to dock

skive, whittle

manicure, mow

pinch, stump

curtail, shorten
Near Antonyms of dock

elongate, extend, lengthen
2

dock

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dock

to stop at or near a place along the shore
  • The cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning.
Synonyms of dock

anchor, land
Words Related to dock

berth, moor, tie up

beach, ground

harbor

arrive, reach, show up, turn up

debark, disembark
Phrases Synonymous with dock

make port
Near Antonyms of dock

embark, launch, sail

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