Synonyms for
Manned
Definition
The word 'manned' means to have a crew or operator aboard (a ship, aircraft, or vehicle).
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- manned mission
- manned spacecraft
- manned flight
- manned vehicle
- manned by
- manned station
- manned aircraft
Word family
Usage note
While 'manned' is traditionally used for vehicles or stations with human operators, 'unmanned' is often preferred for consistency and to avoid gendered language. Consider using 'crewed' or 'staffed' for a more neutral and formal tone.
Example sentences
- The airplane was manned by two pilots.
- The ship was manned by a crew of sailors.
- The spacecraft needed to be manned by experienced astronauts.
- The control tower was manned by air traffic controllers.
- The submarine was manned by a skilled captain and crew.
Quotes
"We have one chance to get this right, and we have to have an experienced astronaut at the controls. This spacecraft needs to be manned." - Mae Jemison
"Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect. Somewhere, somehow, we screwed up. It could have been in design, build, or test. Whatever it was, we should have caught it. We were too gung ho about the schedule and we locked out all of the problems we saw each day in our work. Every element of the program was in trouble and so were we. The simulators were not working, Mission Control was behind in virtually every area, and the flight and test procedures changed daily. Nothing we did had any shelf life. Not one of us stood up and said, 'Dammit, stop!' I don't know what Thompson's committee will find as the cause, but I know what I find. We are the cause! We were not ready! We did not do our job. We were rolling the dice, hoping that things would come together by launch day, when in our hearts we knew it would take a miracle. We were pushing the schedule and betting that the Cape would slip before we did. From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: 'Tough' and 'Competent.' Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills. Mission Control will be perfect. When you leave this meeting today you will go to your office and the first thing you will do there is to write 'Tough and Competent' on your blackboards. It will never be erased. Each day when you enter the room these words will remind you of the price paid by Grissom, White, and Chaffee. These words are the price of admission to the ranks of Mission Control." - Gene Kranz following the Apollo 1 tragedy, where the spacecraft was manned and caught fire on the launch pad.
"The manned exploration of the Moon, and later Mars, has been identified as a long-term goal of NASA." - Kevin Harrington