Antonyms for on deck
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : dek |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɛk |
- absent
- alienating
- ambiguous
- away
- awkward
- blocked
- certain
- closed
- deceitful
- deceptive
- decided
- definite
- dishonest
- disobliging
- distant
- estranged
- far
- fastened
- former
- future
- greedy
- impossible
- improper
- inaccessible
- inappropriate
- inconvenient
- ineffectual
- inopportune
- limited
- locked
- lying
- mean
- obstructed
- occupied
- out-of-the-way
- past
- previous
- selfish
- shifty
- shut
- subjective
- sure
- there
- unachievable
- unadaptable
- unavailable
- unclear
- unfitting
- unhandy
- unlikely
- unobtainable
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- unuseful
- useless
- vague
Definition of on deck
Origin :- "knock down," c.1953, probably from deck (n.) on the notion of laying someone out on the deck. Related: Decked; decking.
- As in obtainable : adj achievable, available
- As in on call : adj ready to work
- As in open : adj accessible; not forbidden
- As in present : adj nearby, here
- As in available : adj ready for use
- As in accommodating : adj willing to help
- As in on tap : adj ready to be used
- As in gettable : adj available
- As in open-door : adj open
- As in convenient : adj nearby
- As in here : adv in this place
Synonyms for on deck
- accessible
- accounted for
- achievable
- acquirable
- adjacent
- adjoining
- admissible
- agreeable
- all around
- allowable
- applicable
- approachable
- appropriate
- at elbows
- at fingertips
- at hand
- at one's beck and call
- at one's disposal
- at one's fingertip
- at one's fingertips
- attainable
- attendant
- attending
- available
- central
- close
- close at hand
- close-by
- come-at-able
- considerate
- contiguous
- convenient
- cooperative
- derivable
- derivable from
- duck soup
- easy to reach
- employable
- existent
- feasible
- fit
- free
- friendly
- general
- generous
- getable
- getatable
- gettable
- handy
- helpful
- hereabouts
- hither
- hitherto
- hospitable
- immediate
- in attendance
- in neighborhood
- in stock
- in this direction
- in view
- kind
- made the scene
- near
- neighborly
- next
- next door
- nigh
- night call
- no problem
- no sweat
- nondiscriminatory
- not posted
- obliging
- obtainable
- on alert
- on board
- on deck
- on hand
- on offer
- on tap
- on the spot
- on this spot
- on-call
- on-the-spot
- open to
- open-door
- operative
- permitted
- piece of cake
- polite
- possible
- practicable
- prepared
- present
- procurable
- proper
- public
- purcha
- purchasable
- pushover
- reachable
- ready
- ready to be drawn
- ready willing and able
- realizable
- securable
- serviceable
- show up
- standing by
- suitable
- there
- there for the taking
- there with bells on
- to be had
- unconditional
- under one's nose
- unoccupied
- unqualified
- unrestricted
- unselfish
- up for grabs
- usable
- user friendly
- vacant
- welcoming
- within reach
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