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 Meta’s Muse is a personal artificial intelligence agent that sends email for you, shops and books travel for you, and uses your apps to act on your behalf. — Ankolika De, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026 Smack sends a monthly newsletter updating investors on his progress. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026 The vote sends the charges to the Senate, where a two-thirds majority is required to convict the president and formally remove him from office. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Advertisement As mayor, Biss helped establish a program that sends social workers and other responders to certain low-risk calls, including mental-health needs, according to his campaign. — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026 For example, if an individual sends a $100,000 philanthropic gift directly from their IRA account to their charity of choice, the entire $100,000 may go to the charity. — Jp Shaffer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026 John Currin tells me that his London dealer, Sadie Coles, sends him ones from Turnbull & Asser for Christmas. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 The second, non-incumbent Sullivan advanced to the general election after Alaska's nonpartisan primary that sends the top four vote-getters to the fall ballot. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 This sends the wrong message to students, says Paul Novosad, an economics professor at Dartmouth College, a school whose own provost’s use of AI in writing is being investigated by the administration. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends

Verb

The higher-ups in Moscow have made their needs clear, and the mayor dutifully transmits them.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The Roadster features a steer-by-wire yoke that electronically transmits steering inputs.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of transmits

Verb

The DeKalb County School District transports more than 45,000 students each day, according to Raymond Stanley, the district's executive director of transportation and fleet.

— Jamal Goss, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
This special Halloween tradition in the NICU is an annual event that transports NICU families’ minds outside the hospital walls for a heartwarming celebration.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of transports

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Founded by Melissa Ben-Ishay in 2008, Baked by Melissa has nine permanent locations in the New York area and ships its minicupcakes nationwide.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Store Manager promptly ships off the robot in a coffin-sized box, assuring Chrissy that the purchase is fully refundable during the trial period.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 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 $449 Ace Ultra is the company's do-over, with sonic upgrades and a new feature called Headphone Linking, which transfers audio between the headphones and compatible Sonos speakers over Wi-Fi.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Wu said sometimes when a restaurant transfers owners or wants to add takeout, that could trigger additional zoning reviews.

— Payton May, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026