DELIVERING Synonyms: 230 Similar and Opposite Words

delivering

verb

present participle of deliver

as in saving

to free from the penalties or consequences of sin deliver us from evil

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as in rescuing

to remove from danger or harm the passengers waited for the rescue ship to come and deliver them

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as in relinquishing

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress delivered up the ransom money

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as in providing

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption the inn endeavors to deliver the luxuries that its well-heeled guests have come to expect

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as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another delivered the prisoners to the sheriff

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as in succeeding

to turn out as planned or desired finally, a summer blockbuster that delivers

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as in producing

to bring forth from the womb she delivered four healthy babies

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as in indulging

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly deeply dissatisfied with his dissolute lifestyle, he resolved to deliver himself over to the ways of the Lord

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Recent Examples of delivering Its central challenge may be delivering enormous electrical pulses inside a mobile combat vehicle. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026 The result is a budget line that can rival media spend in scale while delivering far less accountability than any CFO would accept in any other part of the business. — Jason Atkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 But now Warsh could be on the verge of delivering the opposite of the deep rate cuts that Trump has been demanding. — Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Down 4-2, the White Sox scored four in the sixth with Miguel Vargas delivering his two-out single. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 McDonogh said the bank is still working through its 2027 budgeting plans, but the company remains committed to delivering positive operating leverage again next year. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 The administration had sought to require states to provide voter lists to the Postal Service, to check for fraud before delivering them. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 And the vindaloo sauce, ruddy and rustic, slowly unfolds with intellectual complexity before delivering a primal punch. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Tatum and Chan are delivering some of the strongest acting works of their long careers. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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Oblivious to her own biases about who Leo is and why, Mallory poses as a therapist keen on saving his life, but uses their faux sessions to mine his story for literary gold.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But Kubiak kept him out of the preseason, saving his first real game action since surgery until the season opener.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of saving

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Security’s role now includes providing the authority and information that let the right person decide in minutes, not hours.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
That copying, by providing a way to reproduce and evolve, could have then kicked off the beginning of life.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of providing

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Rice had a vision in his head of Almand riding his bicycle onto the field with the football and handing it off to commissioner Roger Goodell in front of a sellout crowd, and to the millions of people at home watching.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
His younger brother, Madden, took over handing the ball off to complete the UCLA scoring drive.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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There are other factors that effect children in these communities, but the evidence suggests that having an involved father can be an important protective factor that improves a child's chances of succeeding academically, economically and socially.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Multiple Alabama sources insisted that Kiffin’s behavior during his time in Tuscaloosa precluded him from ever succeeding Nick Saban and becoming the Crimson Tide’s head coach.

— John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of succeeding

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That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026