SENDING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sending

verb

present participle of send

as in transmitting

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another they promised to send the package in the morning

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Recent Examples of sending On Sunday, Zoo Atlanta announced two giant pandas arrived from China, just days after Xi said Beijing was sending the bears. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Brad Conley of Rogers has been sending us photos of bucks with impressive racks frolicking in front of my favorite stand. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 Two hurricanes churning in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico are sending high surf toward Southern California that will overlap with unusually high tides, bringing hazards for beachgoers and possible coastal flooding. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 The timing of sending Donskoy’s remains into battle was also handy. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 An accident disrupts the ritual, and Keigetsu, thrown off balance, sees her spell spiral out of her control, sending the two women back into each other’s bodies. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson avoided a vote on that by sending the House home early, adjourning Congress until after the midterm elections. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Now, we’re mired in a war in Iran without apparent end, the gulf is blocked and the Red Sea potentially blocked — sending oil prices soaring. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 The key themes now are romance, dating, children or fertility, expression or hobbies—so one of these could be taking steps forward, but also sending you mixed messages about where. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending

Verb

An agent might be permitted to read a database but prohibited from modifying it, generate a purchase order but not approve one, or access public websites while being blocked from transmitting sensitive corporate information.

— Ed Fox, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Legion can keep collecting information without transmitting the way a conventional radar does.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

Behind a finished installation are hours of sourcing, processing, designing, transporting and setting up the flowers, not to mention the creative expertise required to turn buckets of individual stems into a cohesive design.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
His companions managed to drive the animal away and provide first aid before transporting him by boat to the village of Toora-Khem.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

The earlier agreement, which called for a 60-day interim period, quickly collapsed as Iran resumed attacks on shipping in the strait.

— Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
He also is accused of carrying out a military expedition and illegally shipping bullet-proof vests to Haiti.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shipping

Verb

Auer helped set the course for Chance to be named all-state as a punter and eventually land at Louisiana Tech before transferring to TCU.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Defensive back Five Hamilton played the first three seasons of his college career with Kennesaw State from 2023-25, before transferring to Arkansas State last offseason.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

Instead, the sheriff accelerated his plans, dispatching armed deputies from Riverside County’s Special Investigations Bureau, Emergency Response Team and SWAT unit to sweep up the votes.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Those efforts have included dispatching a senior envoy to discuss ending Iranian airline Mahan Air’s flights to Oman, according to a Treasury Department spokesperson.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026