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

Uncertain future Villa Vie announced that the Odyssey was suspending operations while it was docked this week at the port of Sihanoukville in Cambodia. — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 1 Nov. 2026

In the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara, the six-deck, 465-foot superyacht Scheherazade is docked behind high walls to keep it both safe and hidden from curious onlookers. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

For now, it is docked at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, with no certain departure date. — Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

On this day in 1947, aviation pioneer Howard Hughes took the controls of the enormous Spruce Goose seaplane docked in Long Beach, California. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026

The company’s barge, named You’ll Thank Me Later, has been making runs between the two states and recently docked to bring some construction material at KSC’s turn basin. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Earlier testing included evaluations while ships were docked and at sea. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

First off, the Neko has two wireless inputs with 1/4-inch jacks that magnetically attach to the device and charge up when docked. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

The process starts with a three-dimensional model of the binding site, into which the peptide is docked until the fit is precise, which Knight compares to a key in a lock. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026