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

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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
• tieing up
• harboring
• debarking
• showing up
• turning up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sailing
• launching
• embarking