Synonyms of mails

mails 1 of 2

noun

plural of mail

as in correspondences

communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system

began receiving lots of mail after he became known as a frequent donor to charities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correspondences
• messages
• letters
• posts
• packages
• cards
• matters
• snail mail
• parcel posts
• shipments
• mailers
• postcards
• airmails
• missives
• notes
• dispatches
• registered mails
• epistles
• special deliveries
• postal cards
• certified mails
• rural deliveries
• bundles
• junk mails
• direct mails
• special handlings
• rural free deliveries
• airposts
• printed matters

mails

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mail

as in posts

to send through the postal system

if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• posts
• addresses
• ships
• dispatches
• forwards
• transmits
• routes
• registers
• airmails
• consigns
• franks
• transports
• remits
• directs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gets
• receives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mails

Noun

The book-gifting program, part of the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, mails free, high-quality books to children across the country and around the world once a month from birth to age 5. — Kristy High, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Each month, the book gifting program mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income. — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors said Graves' body was partially wrapped in black garbage bags secured with duct tape, then rolled up in a rug alongside blankets, bags, pieces of mails, various items of clothing and trash. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026

First issue mails within 8 - 10 weeks. — Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026

This worldwide effort mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children under age 5 every month, with a goal of sparking a lifetime love of reading. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025

In the past, only elite researchers had access to their genetic fingerprints, but now personal genotyping is available to anyone who orders the service online and mails in a spit sample. — Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025

Along with some shockingly gruesome slides (lots of intestines and Jack the Ripper–style organ removal), Wallace shares that the New York Ripper is still traumatizing the relatives of his victims by leaving voice-mails taunting them about his brutal crimes. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

Verb

Parton also made an effort to contribute to causes such as child literacy with her Imagination Library program, which mails a free age-appropriate book to children every month from birth to fifth grade. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The Imagination Library mails free books to children around the world. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

The library mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026

Throughout her career, Parton sold more than 160 million albums worldwide, and was heavily involved in philanthropy, most notably her Imagination Library, which mails one book a month to children from birth until kindergarten. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

The program mails an age-appropriate book every month to enrolled children from birth until age 5, regardless of a family's income. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

For many, the deed added to her long list of philanthropic work, like her Imagination Library program, which mails over 1 million free books each month to children in need. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

That means even if a ballot is erroneously sent to someone’s past address and the current resident mails it in, there are checks to alert election workers to the foul play. — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026