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 Solid hiring sends a signal that current borrowing costs aren’t necessarily high enough to restrain the economy and cool inflation. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 To experience the highway at its best, visit in spring, when snowmelt sends waterfalls like Multnomah Falls rushing and wildflowers blanket the Gorge. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026 Pearl Monroe had loved Parton for years and was enrolled in her Imagination Library, which sends books to children by mail. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 This new encounter sends Jorrison, and his world, into a tailspin as what Miguel wants is closure on what had happened back then. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 Every lie begets another lie, every solution creates a new problem, and every apparent resolution sends the stakes spiraling ever higher. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Boston sends Rangers Suarez (5-4) to the mound Friday night against Shane Baz (5-14) of the Orioles. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Lauren Frayer sends greetings from the 18th-century Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 The Knowing, an inbox magazine built for Black readers, sends its first issue Saturday. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends

Verb

The sender entangles its light field with the hologram’s light field and transmits the resulting signal.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
Airport malaria is a very rare form of the disease’s transmission and occurs when a mosquito survives a flight from a malaria-endemic country and transmits the disease at or near the airport.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of transmits

Verb

Imagine stepping aboard a simulated moving train for an immersive dining experience, where storytelling transports you to another country, and each course brings the destination to life through its flavors.

— Alesa Andrew, Parents, 10 Sep. 2026
Something about the skylights transports me to a bygone New York rendered by cinema.

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of transports

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

Robotic system transfers 400 gallons During the demonstration, the USNS Vindicator training support vessel towed the refueling system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
If a player transfers to another SEC school outside the first transfer portal window in the spring, the school would have been subject to a half-season suspension for the coach and a fine of 50% of that sport’s operating budget.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026