Synonyms of transfer

transfer

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cede
• assign
• convey
• relinquish
• donate
• lend
• deed
• bequeath
• alien
• dispose of
• leave
• move
• loan
• rent
• lease
• pass (down)
• alienate
• grant
• will
• transmit
• entrust
• contribute
• make over
• pass
• present
• confer
• surrender
• turn in
• commit
• bestow
• deliver
• release
• trust
• yield
• commend
• turn over
• vest
• hand down
• hand over
• consign
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriate

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmit
• spread
• give
• convey
• communicate
• impart
• disseminate
• propagate
• conduct
• deliver
• transfuse
• diffuse
• surrender
• turn over
• broadcast
• hand over
• contaminate
• infect
• poison
• hand down
• hand on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catch
• contract
• come down (with)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• send
• transport
• transmit
• ship
• pack (off)
• dispatch
• shoot
• consign
• deliver
• convey
• render
• pass
• return
• import
• forward
• export
• launch
• drop
• address
• advance
• contribute
• give
• present
• donate
• hand over
• bestow
• resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• obtain
• get
• acquire
• secure
• gain
• draw
• earn
• procure
• garner

4

as in to move

to change the place or position of

transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• remove
• relocate
• shift
• transport
• disturb
• convey
• carry
• displace
• replace
• haul
• budge
• transmit
• transpose
• reposition
• drive
• dislocate
• modify
• alter
• supersede
• supplant
• transplant
• lug
• revise
• vary
• tote
• cart
• bear
• remake
• remodel
• rework
• redo
• revamp
• make over
• refashion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secure
• set
• stabilize
• freeze
• fix
• anchor
• moor
• root
• lodge
• embed
• implant
• entrench
• ingrain

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• hand
• entrust
• give
• delegate
• deliver
• relinquish
• pass
• transmit
• trust
• commit
• loan
• recommend
• grant
• commend
• confide
• turn over
• vest
• hand over
• consign
• distribute
• lend
• assign
• submit
• confer
• give over
• repose
• divide
• deal (out)
• dispense
• bequeath
• will
• supply
• disperse
• furnish
• turn in
• surrender
• release
• yield
• retransfer
• advance
• hand in
• hand down
• recommit
• redeliver
• hand on
• retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold
• retain
• keep
• withhold
• possess
• receive
• own
• accept
• reserve
• take
• hold back
• occupy
• detain
• take over
• take in

6

as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

transferred the ball to the running back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• pass
• reach
• give
• hand over
• carry
• buck
• relay
• relinquish
• handle
• render
• deliver
• release
• yield
• surrender
• turn over
• cede
• bear
• give up
• finger
• paw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transfer

Kaufman-Renn, a fifth-year senior who transferred from Purdue, shot 7 for 8 from the field and grabbed four rebounds. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

In some cases, the insured can transfer ownership of a policy to a qualifying charity. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Saint Paul, who transferred to Hersey from Stevenson in the spring, has received a boatload of Power Four attention, recently adding Penn State to a list of 14 offers that includes Illinois, Northwestern, Texas A&M and UCLA. — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Apple has also transferred the home bar — where normally your text, phone, and music apps sit — to the right-hand side. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026