embarkment

[em-bahrk-muhnt] / ɛmˈbɑrk mənt /

NOUN

dock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

berth harbor jetty pier wharf

STRONG

landing levee lock marina quay slip

WEAK

landing pier

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What is another word for embarkment?

Embarkment refers to the act or process of embarking—getting onto or into a vehicle like a ship, plane, or train. The word embarkation means the same thing. Neither embarkment and embarkation are commonly used—a much more common synonym is boarding. Embark can also mean to start a journey, and embarkment can refer to the process of starting a journey. A similar word is departure. More generally, embarkment can be used to refer to the process of starting something, such as a business venture. A similarly general term is commencement.

What is the opposite (antonym) of embarkment?

The direct opposites of embarkment are disembarkment and disembarkation. A more common synonym of embarkment is boarding, and an antonym is deboarding, which is most commonly used in the context of airplanes (along with deplaning).

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Launched in 2019, the Taycan was supposed to underscore the Stuttgart-based group's embarkment on a major shift away from combustion engines.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

At sunset, Captain Alwi extends his hand to mine in a cleansing dose of liberty in our ad hoc port of embarkment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not caring yet to undertake their embarkment below the portage, they now strolled around here and there, intending to wait until their friends caught up with them.

From The Young Alaskans on the Trail by Emerson Hough

Your running away was, I think, uncalled for, and the embarkment upon the sloop, under the circumstances, was certainly very reprehensible.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 by Various

Of the embarkment at Surrentum, Veranilda had only a confused recollection: fear and distress re-awoke in her as she tried to describe the setting forth to sea, and the voyage that followed.

From Veranilda by George Gissing

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