Synonyms of docking

docking 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of dock

1

as in shortening

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

• shortening
• reducing
• truncating
• cutting back
• curtailing
• trimming
• abbreviating
• abridging
• syncopating
• eliding
• encapsulating
• summarizing
• decreasing
• modifying
• paring
• abstracting
• summing up
• recapitulating
• cutting down
• compressing
• pruning
• cutting
• tapering
• digesting
• contracting
• epitomizing
• lowering
• constricting
• moderating
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• diminishing
• slashing
• shrinking
• lessening
• abating
• dwindling
• retrenching
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• prolonging
• expanding
• enlarging
• supplementing
• increasing
• adding
• elongating
• maximizing
• augmenting
• protracting
• raising
• boosting
• escalating
• amplifying
• dilating
• swelling
• heightening
• inflating
• blowing up
• pumping up
• ballooning
• aggrandizing
• distending

2

as in shaving

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

• shaving
• cutting
• trimming
• clipping
• cropping
• paring
• bobbing
• shearing
• polling
• pruning
• mowing
• snipping
• cutting back
• nipping
• lopping (off)
• whittling
• pinching
• manicuring
• shortening
• skiving
• curtailing
• stumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• lengthening
• elongating

docking

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of dock

as in landing

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

• landing
• anchoring
• arriving
• berthing
• mooring
• making port
• grounding
• tying up
• disembarking
• reaching
• beaching
• harboring
• debarking
• showing up
• turning up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sailing
• launching
• embarking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of docking

Verb

Next, four more Artemis III astronauts are due in 2027 to test docking capabilities with two commercial lunar landers in Earth orbit. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 July 2026

By banning a cruise ship full of American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in its country’s ports, Turkish authorities have drawn the wrath of Broadway’s formidable Patti LuPone. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Oil tankers and cargo vessels are anchored off the coast of Oman after being stranded for days as congestion at Port Sultan Qaboos has prevented them from docking on June 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 July 2026

During recent testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, engineers used a robotic table to simulate the real-world challenges of docking two massive, moving spacecraft in orbit. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 June 2026

These are people raising families, meeting on Las Olas Boulevard for lunch, closing international deals, and docking superyachts the same afternoon. — Jenni Morejon, Fortune, 12 June 2026

SpaceX and Blue Origin are each building one of those landers, and the Artemis III mission is designed to demonstrate rendezvous and docking operations between NASA’s own Orion capsule and the new vehicles. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 June 2026

There will be no crew cabin on the Artemis 3 Starship lander, only docking hardware. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026