Antonyms of verb embark

1 of 3 senses of embark

Sense 1
embark, ship -- (go on board)
       Antonym of disembark (Sense 1)
      => disembark, debark, set down -- (go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb embark

3 senses of embark

Sense 1
embark, ship -- (go on board)
       => board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))

Sense 2
embark, enter -- (set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career")
       => get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")

Sense 3
venture, embark -- (proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer")
       => go, proceed, move -- (follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels")

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