TRANSFER Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

transfer

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfər

Definition of transfer

as in to cede

to give over the legal possession or ownership of Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18

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as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another

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as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters

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as in to move

to change the place or position of transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

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as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother

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as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another transferred the ball to the running back

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Recent Examples of transfer On Monday, Chen filed another claim against the developers, The Madison Collection LLC, seeking to oust its property managers and transfer control to Panshi. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Compensation systems, transfer windows and roster rules would become terms of an agreement rather than unilateral restraints. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Athlete Carmelo Carter transferred from Fort Worth Arlington Heights after leading the Yellow Jackets to their first third-round UIL playoff appearance since 1973. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026 After children cross the border unaccompanied, they are typically transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer

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Furthermore, Ashcraft has allowed home runs in four of his last five starts, ceding two, two and three homers in three of those starts.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Even just the paper the texts were written on was unbelievably rare, but with time, shock ceded to reverence, then practicality.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Definition of cede

Verb

Stop transmitting sleep devaluation, since the research indicates your team is reading your hours as instruction.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
According to the researchers, this could reduce the amount of data satellites need to transmit, while enabling faster, more secure wireless communications.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

Definition of transmit

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Miller said his dad used to sit in his firehouse, clipping newspaper stories on dark matter and black holes to send to his son.

— Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Grocery store quality produce is sent to Fresh Food Partner corner stores, convenience shops and other local stores, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, for people to purchase.

— Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of send

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The Tigers won for just the second time in six games to start a three-city West Coast swing and moved within 3 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot in the American League.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
If the proposal moves forward, corporate demographic data related to employee race and gender would be less available to the public.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

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That brightness will overwhelm many of the faint Delta Aquariid meteors, leaving only the brightest examples visible.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
The ruling leaves the DOJ with a losing record in district court cases seeking such data, in addition to an earlier appellate loss.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

Definition of leave

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In that case, Canada lost six points, while their coach, Bev Priestman, along with analyst Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander, were handed a one-year ban from football by FIFA.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Gacic handed the officer a plastic bag containing a schoolmaster snapper and two lobster, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of hand

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Reserving Gerans for long-range strike missions while assigning lower-priority tasks to the less expensive Gerbera would help preserve Russia's inventory of its more capable drone.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
He will be assigned to the Royals’ Class A affiliate in Columbia.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of assign

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Spoon about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each square, and spread slightly to fill the smaller square while maintaining the border.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
As the first reports and videos of migrants reaching Ceuta spread on social media, more people headed north in hopes of reaching European Union territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026