Synonyms of docked

docked 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of dock

1

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortened
• reduced
• truncated
• curtailed
• cut back
• abbreviated
• trimmed
• abridged
• syncopated
• elided
• summarized
• decreased
• encapsulated
• abstracted
• recapitulated
• modified
• compressed
• digested
• summed up
• contracted
• cut down
• epitomized
• cut
• tapered
• lowered
• pruned
• pared
• downsized
• slashed
• constricted
• diminished
• subtracted (from)
• shrank
• moderated
• retrenched
• abated
• deflated
• dwindled
• lessened
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• elongated
• prolonged
• supplemented
• expanded
• enlarged
• added
• protracted
• increased
• raised
• augmented
• maximized
• dilated
• boosted
• amplified
• heightened
• escalated
• inflated
• swelled
• distended
• pumped up
• ballooned
• blew up
• aggrandized

2

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaved
• clipped
• cut
• trimmed
• cropped
• bobbed
• sheared
• cut back
• mowed
• snipped
• pruned
• polled
• nipped
• pared
• lopped (off)
• whittled
• pinched
• shortened
• manicured
• curtailed
• stumped
• skived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• elongated
• lengthened

docked

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verb (2)

past tense of dock

as in landed

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 & Similar Words

• landed
• anchored
• arrived
• moored
• made port
• berthed
• tied up
• grounded
• beached
• disembarked
• reached
• harbored
• debarked
• turned up
• showed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launched
• sailed
• embarked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of docked

Verb

Celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission, specifically the splashdown and recovery of the astronauts by the USS Hornet, now a floating museum docked in Alameda. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Visitors can now see 60 ships representing 20 countries docked across Boston. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Escrow has been a dirty word for NHL players and agents for years, as player salaries were docked to make NHL accounting work under terms of the CBA. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

As a ship docked on the shore, Baxter gathered her young divers together. — Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Circular motifs carved into the doors are reminiscent of the portholes of luxury ocean liners that once docked nearby on the Hudson River. — Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026

That includes four people who are part of a joint NASA and SpaceX mission known as Crew-12 that docked in mid-February. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Cruise via a new terminal in Pennsylvania This April, for the first time in nearly two decades, a leisure cruise ship docked in Philadelphia, thanks to the new PhilaPort Cruise Terminal on the banks of the Delaware River. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

The drone incidents over the UK military bases in November 2024 occurred when the cargo ship Hav Dolphin, flagged in Antigua and Barbuda but operating with a Russian crew, was docked in the UK. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026