DELIVERS Synonyms: 226 Similar and Opposite Words

delivers

verb

present tense third-person singular of deliver

as in saves

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

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as in rescues

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

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as in relinquishes

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 provides

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 gives

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

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as in succeeds

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

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as in produces

to bring forth from the womb she delivered four healthy babies

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as in indulges

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 delivers Improved engine durability Deurloo said that the new engine delivers between four and eight percent more takeoff thrust than the current GTF model. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Huawei's latest SuperPoD computing architecture links far fewer processors than originally planned, and each chip still delivers roughly half the compute of Nvidia's. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 The turbo-six engine delivers impressive power and speed, but handling the weight remains a challenge. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026 On move in day, Gates’ team delivers a complete room for the girls to walk into for their big reveal—an orchestrated social media moment that is very much part of the process. — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026 My focus is a plan that delivers visible results and ensures every neighborhood benefits from city investments. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 There’s nothing quite like a movie that delivers warm, fuzzy feelings and has viewers rooting for the main characters to finally admit their feelings for each other. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026 What the audience needs is a surrogate, which the movie delivers in the form of Dam Plumb (Licorice Pizza‘s Skyler Gisondo). — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 And in the Prokofiev, the Philharmonic delivers a thrilling mix of chaotic exuberance and acrobatic precision. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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Italy is seeking deals on submarines and aircraft, and gifting the carrier to Indonesia also saves it the cost of decommissioning the ship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Spider-Man swings across the skyline, saves the city and disappears before anyone can ask him to explain himself.

— Nicole DuBois, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of saves

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If a company’s sales start slowing, or its customer base weakens, the amount of financing available through discounting shrinks in step, which means this is not a tool that rescues a business already in serious difficulty.

— Amit Singhania, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Violet, named for the color of identifying crayon scrawled on her brow, is one of 250 to 500 patients the Marine Mammal Care Center rescues along the Los Angeles County coast every year.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rescues

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Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?

— Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of relinquishes

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That behavior gives engineers a way to control how a material stores and releases electrical energy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of gives

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Host Alan Cumming executive produces with Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Doran Azouelos.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
And powering the thing is a 125cc engine that produces all of 9 horsepower.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of produces

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Professional patient Argan indulges his every ailment, and schemes to marry off his daughter to a doctor to save on medical bills.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026