Synonyms of board

board 1 of 2

noun

ˈbȯrd 

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• association
• institute
• institution
• chamber
• society
• council
• fraternity
• group
• consortium
• brotherhood
• club
• league
• college
• guild
• community
• team
• collective
• commune
• chapter
• cadre
• congress
• fellowship
• gild
• order
• crew
• coalition
• circle
• partnership
• alliance
• sodality
• squad
• camp
• cooperative
• party
• body
• clique
• clan
• bloc
• membership
• set
• coterie
• branch
• fold
• junta
• band
• sorority
• gang
• confederacy
• outfit
• syndicate
• cartel
• faithful
• lot
• conspiracy
• sisterhood
• local
• combine
• ring
• cabal
• klatch
• junto
• klatsch
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in table

a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food

in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• table
• counter
• coffee table
• tea table
• buffet
• sideboard
• side table
• card table
• bar
• refectory table
• bed table

board

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to feed

to provide food or meals for

housed and boarded many foster children over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feed
• provision
• cater
• serve
• sustain
• wait
• fill
• victual
• batten
• nurture
• dine
• banquet
• mess
• feast
• fatten
• nourish
• regale
• overfeed
• surfeit
• force-feed
• underfeed
• reprovision
• spoon-feed
• hand-feed
• refeed

2

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• room
• accommodate
• camp
• lodge
• roof
• chamber
• bunk
• shelter
• quarter
• harbor
• home
• bestow
• billet
• take in
• domicile
• tent
• stable
• encamp
• bivouac
• put up
• secure
• shed
• roost
• bed (down)
• barrack
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

Examples of board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Mark Brewer, a former Michigan Democratic Party chairman, filed his first of two complaints against Lucido with the ethics board in February. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024

If Nordstrom’s board were to approve the namesake family’s proposal, that department store could be the next to move out of the public eye. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024

Verb

In Walthamstow, east London, the immigration center was entirely boarded up, protected by a heavy police presence and surrounded by around three or four thousand counter-protesters. —Christian Edwards, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024

After boarding the train in Vienna, my sisters and I traveled to Paris where one of my uncles met us. —Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing board

• across the board
• sounding board