Synonyms of carrying

carrying

verb

present participle of carry

1

as in hauling

to support and take from one place to another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hauling
• transporting
• ferrying
• bringing
• sending
• packing
• conveying
• toting
• lugging
• carting
• delivering
• bearing
• taking
• transferring
• transmitting
• shipping
• moving
• removing
• forwarding
• shifting
• fetching
• handing over

2

as in packing

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

• packing
• bearing
• displaying
• sporting
• showing
• exhibiting
• flaunting
• parading
• showing off

3

as in offering

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offering
• presenting
• giving
• staging
• performing
• mounting
• displaying
• showing
• exhibiting
• exposing
• coming out with
• playing
• representing
• enacting
• parading
• portraying
• rendering
• unveiling
• showing off
• depicting
• acting
• extending
• previewing
• impersonating
• dramatizing
• tendering
• proffering

4

as in including

to have as part of a whole

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• including
• containing
• involving
• encompassing
• entailing
• embracing
• numbering
• comprising
• taking in
• receiving
• comprehending
• subsuming
• possessing
• having
• incorporating
• owning
• holding
• consisting (of)
• integrating
• constituting
• embodying
• admitting
• forming
• composing
• making
• bracketing
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluding
• leaving (out)
• preventing
• omitting
• prohibiting
• precluding
• banning
• refusing
• denying
• eliminating
• barring
• rejecting
• missing out
• excepting
• losing
• debarring
• ruling out
• misplacing
• mislaying

5

as in sustaining

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

erected a trellis to carry the vine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustaining
• supporting
• bolstering
• staying
• upholding
• bearing
• bracing
• underpinning
• buttressing
• propping (up)
• underlying
• shoring (up)
• undergirding
• steadying
• trussing

6

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

carried off the award for best picture of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• gaining
• reaping
• winning
• making
• getting
• garnering
• obtaining
• acquiring
• securing
• procuring
• landing
• attaining
• realizing
• capturing
• drawing
• bagging
• bringing in
• achieving
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• accumulating
• accomplishing
• scoring
• amassing
• netting
• occupying
• grossing
• catching
• clearing
• regaining
• taking over
• recapturing
• annexing
• notching (up)
• remaking
• reacquiring
• picking up
• racking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• paying
• giving
• according
• granting
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

7

as in behaving

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

• behaving
• conducting
• acquitting
• handling
• containing
• composing
• restraining
• collecting
• bearing
• controlling
• checking
• comporting
• playing
• deporting
• quitting
• demeaning
• inhibiting
• curbing
• constraining
• repressing
• modulating
• quieting
• acting
• tempering
• moderating
• impersonating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• cutting up
• misbehaving
• acting up
• misconducting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carrying

The latest in Houston Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with three other construction crew members when unmarked vehicles carrying federal agents began following his van, his family said. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

The Nets led by as many as 30 before carrying a 56-34 advantage into the halftime break. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Tianzhu was one of the most visible sporting venues in China, sitting just off an airport route heavily traveled by motorcades carrying the country’s top leaders. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

The company’s website describes the drone boat as being 24 feet in length and capable of carrying up to 1,000 pounds over 1,000 nautical miles at a top speed surpassing 34 knots. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

For a larger container vessel carrying 10,000 TEUs, total cargo fees would have amounted to $109 million—a fee that would be largely unaffordable for shippers. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Iran operates transporter erector-launchers, or TELs, capable of carrying, positioning, and launching ballistic missiles from different locations. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Sincere Camps, 14, is facing 10 charges, including murder, robbery and carrying a firearm without a license, according to the Philadelphia Police Department and court records. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Now, mosquitoes carrying West Nile have been found in 10 cities, with the latest being Fullerton and Anaheim. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026