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 Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Cregger’s update follows a medical courier (played by Austin Abrams) who is in the middle of making a delivery to Raccoon City General Hospital when a zombie outbreak sends him into a fight for survival. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Constantly checking in when you’re supposed to be on vacation sends an entirely wrong message to your team. — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 From the boat, Sandy sends Nathan to pick the guests up with a Jet Ski. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 The other seats are all chained to the table for when Carrie sends everything in the room flying. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Pressing it sends an immediate pull-over request, ends the ride and connects you with Robotaxi Support. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Headlines have consistently told a story of a national drop in test scores, especially in reading, which sends a message that schools have struggled to rebound since pandemic lows. — Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 So, if someone sends you money while that account is frozen, the payment may still be deposited, depending on the restrictions the bank has placed on the account. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends

Verb

This handy gadget picks up your Bluetooth signal and transmits audio to up to two Bluetooth devices.

— Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
The sender entangles its light field with the hologram’s light field and transmits the resulting signal.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of transmits

Verb

But this sleekly miserable noir about the aftermath of a feckless man’s confrontation with his wife’s younger lover transports the stuff of archetype into Putin’s Russia.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Satellite photos show the extent of the damage caused by a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, a highly strategic network that transports crude oil from Abqaiq on the kingdom's eastern Gulf coast to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of transports

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The toolkit has quietly powered World ID since April and now ships publicly under an MIT license after roughly two years of development and an independent audit by Least Authority.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Everyone who ships to the Half-Way House still must declare their items at a customs office about 100 feet away.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of ships

Verb

Even though the department no longer dispatches officers to the scenes of minor accidents, LAPD statistics show that enforcement the department’s 308-member traffic bureau has gone up.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The officer immediately dispatches that shots had been fired.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispatches

Verb

The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Their plan also transfers less money to the smaller-market teams if revenue goes up, which the industry is expecting with the new media deals coming in 2028.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026