RELOCATING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

relocating

verb

present participle of relocate

as in moving

to change the place or position of those volumes have been relocated to the second floor of the library

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Recent Examples of relocating Walter Boys centers on city teen Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) relocating to a small town to live with her new guardians and family friends after losing her parents and sister in an accident. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 The company is relocating its Atlanta showroom from Collier Road. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 That number reveals whether AI is eliminating work or just relocating it, the same shift my team hit with its proposal experiment. — Wayne Liu, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Since relocating Citadel from Chicago in 2022, the notoriously intense investor has poured more than $1 billion into South Florida real estate, repeatedly arguing that the city is poised to become a major financial hub. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026 Related Group, the developer behind the building, said the buyer was a New York family relocating to South Florida. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 These events led to over 600,000 residents relocating outside of the city by 1980. — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 The Tennessee Titans were once the Houston Oilers before relocating (and briefly the Tennessee Oilers until a 1999 rebrand to the Titans). — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 She was traded to the Sun — who are playing their last season in Connecticut before relocating to Houston and rebranding as the Comets — at last year’s deadline. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocating

Verb

When rolling, it is recommended to run the pasta through a pasta machine at the thickest setting first, then fold the pasta strip over itself into 3 thicknesses and repeat, before moving down a setting.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Though one of the youngest in the field, Bullock carried herself with veteranlike focus, moving through her routine with confidence.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

Despite the use of search dogs and removing slabs of concrete, police came up empty.

— Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The order prevents anyone from withholding or obstructing necessary treatment or removing, discharging, or transferring the child while the court considers the case.

— Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
These refillable travel atomizers solve all three problems by transferring your favorite scent into a slim, TSA-friendly bottle that barely takes up any room.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

For such companies, shifting overseas may be the only way to stay in business.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
New technologies, shifting customer behavior and fast-moving targets mean that industry executives must both stay on their toes and stay abreast of the tools coming to market that will equip them to succeed in shopping’s next era.

— Vogue Business, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026