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 The newspaper operated out of a complex of commercial buildings at the corner of East 18th Street and Woodland Avenue, right in the heart of the historic 18th & Vine District, before relocating in 2021. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 The canal authority has said that relocating the remains will be coordinated in advance with family members, with respect for religious beliefs, cultural sensitivities and emotional ties. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Among the tools available are sand berms, cobble berms (sand on top of small stones), jetties, dredging and relocating sand, and below-surface breakwaters. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Qatar’s energy minister, meanwhile, has been emphatic in rejecting gas pipelines and relocating processing facilities to other countries, committing instead to LNG expansion in Ras Laffan. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Mail can be restored by relocating to the historic Brookdale Lodge, which already serves as a community spot. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The family lived in Turner, Maine, before relocating to Buckfield. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Nine-year-old Calvin Penney (Azriel Dalman) and his family are relocating from Little Pot Rock to a slightly larger island, Snook’s Arm. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocating

Verb

In this moving memoir Levy details the reality of reclaiming autonomy post-divorce.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Hickel also found himself back behind the camera, moving a puppet frame by frame.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

Doctors then discussed removing his tongue, according to Rockett.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The 71-year-old first American pope was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on Tuesday with doctors removing a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

From Nanjing Port, the bunker vessel took over the rest of the journey, carrying 1,000 metric tons of clean fuel before transferring it safely to Mineral Europa.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Gifting or transferring shares after a sale or offering has progressed too far leaves room for the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the valuation.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

The two built the models that modern central banks use to stabilize the economy, shifting macro policymakers’ focus from big economic variables like inflation and unemployment to the actual decisions of individuals.

— Dario Marino, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
The attorney characterized the company's earlier responses as providing limited information while shifting blame and responsibility to others.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026