Synonyms of carry

carry

verb

ˈker-ē 

1

as in to haul

to support and take from one place to another

each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haul
• transport
• bring
• send
• ferry
• convey
• pack
• deliver
• lug
• tote
• take
• bear
• cart
• ship
• transmit
• transfer
• forward
• fetch
• move
• remove
• hand over
• shift

2

as in to pack

to wear or have on one's person

I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pack
• bear
• display
• show
• sport
• flaunt
• exhibit
• show off
• parade

3

as in to offer

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

all of the television networks will carry the president's speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offer
• give
• present
• perform
• stage
• mount
• show
• display
• come out with
• expose
• exhibit
• play
• represent
• render
• unveil
• enact
• parade
• portray
• show off
• act
• extend
• depict
• dramatize
• impersonate
• tender
• preview
• proffer

4

as in to include

to have as part of a whole

the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• include
• contain
• involve
• encompass
• entail
• number
• comprehend
• embrace
• take in
• subsume
• comprise
• receive
• possess
• have
• incorporate
• hold
• own
• consist (of)
• bracket
• constitute
• integrate
• admit
• embody
• compose
• form
• assimilate
• make

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leave (out)
• prevent
• exclude
• omit
• preclude
• prohibit
• refuse
• miss out
• eliminate
• deny
• ban
• reject
• bar
• lose
• rule out
• debar
• except
• misplace
• mislay

5

as in to sustain

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

erected a trellis to carry the vine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustain
• support
• bolster
• stay
• uphold
• bear
• underpin
• brace
• buttress
• shore (up)
• steady
• undergird
• prop (up)
• underlie
• truss

6

as in to earn

to receive as return for effort

carried off the award for best picture of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• win
• gain
• reap
• make
• garner
• get
• obtain
• acquire
• attain
• procure
• secure
• land
• capture
• realize
• draw
• achieve
• bring in
• come by
• pull down
• knock down
• bag
• accumulate
• accomplish
• amass
• occupy
• score
• net
• gross
• catch
• regain
• clear
• take over
• recapture
• pick up
• annex
• reacquire
• notch (up)
• rack up
• remake
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• give
• forfeit
• grant
• yield
• accord
• surrender
• give up
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

7

as in to behave

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behave
• handle
• acquit
• conduct
• restrain
• contain
• compose
• collect
• bear
• check
• quit
• play
• control
• comport
• demean
• deport
• curb
• inhibit
• constrain
• modulate
• repress
• act
• moderate
• temper
• quiet
• impersonate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carry on
• misconduct
• cut up
• misbehave
• act up

Examples of carry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That charge carried a maximum of one year behind bars and a $2500 fine. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024

Since then, SpaceX has completed seven operational missions to the station, carrying astronauts from the United States, Europe, Japan, Russia, the Middle East, and elsewhere into orbit. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024

To survive at all, farmers had to use more and more fertilizer, and, with every rainfall, some of the nitrogen from that fertilizer was carried into the porous sandstone. —Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024

That power, of course, is carried by miles of electric cable, conveniently left unguarded and out of sight. —Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing carry

• carry a torch (for)
• carry away
• carry off
• carry on
• carry out
• carry the day
• carry the torch (for)
• carry weight