SENDS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sends

verb

present tense third-person singular of send

as in transmits

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 sends The supplementary motor area helps organise their sequence, and the primary motor cortex sends commands to the muscles of the trunk, shoulder, arm and wrist. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 When the dog crosses that virtual boundary, for example, escapes from the backyard, the tracker sends a message to the owner. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 July 2026 The result sends reigning European champion Spain to its first World Cup semifinal since its 2010 title run. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 If an agent books the wrong trip, buys counterfeit goods, renews the wrong subscription, or sends money to a fraudulent service provider, the defining question will not be whether the system worked as designed. — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 And taxing without any connection to growth sends the message to businesses, entrepreneurs and employers large and small to look somewhere else to invest. — Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Machado’s allies counter that preventing the country’s most recognizable opposition leader from returning during its gravest humanitarian crisis sends precisely the wrong political message. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 The battery then sends power to the electric motors, there is no clutch, there’s no connect, etc. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 July 2026 After her mother’s death—Krypto adopts Kara during the funeral procession—Zor-El sends them both off to join Kal-El on Earth. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends

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This arrangement, for HBM4, transmits 2,800 GB per second to and from the GPU.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
In the clinical setting, Busbee said, physical therapists use different size electrodes for various parts of the body, attached to a machine that transmits an electrical current to the electrodes.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of transmits

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After payment clears, JM Bullion ships your order directly to your address.

— Jamela Adam, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Usually, tech media reports, Apple ships a new iOS with its new security tools, but now, the company is taking the unprecedented step of releasing the patches before the operating system.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of ships

Verb

Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård).

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Definition of dispatches

Verb

The budget also transfers control of the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, but doesn’t attach money to the plan.

— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Using a straw or finger, the consumer transfers a drop of their beverage onto the jewelry’s detection zone.

— Lucy Glynn, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026