SENT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sent

verb

Definition of sent

past tense of send

as in shipped

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 sent The hurricane sent chairs flying and destroyed the restaurant’s canopy. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 In July, Iran sent a commercial plane to carry a Houthi delegation to Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran, defying a Saudi air blockade of Yemen. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Reigns sent The Usos on a quest to keep Fatu in line but with the emergence of the 946 – things have gone completely off the rails. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 That changed in 2019, when her agent, on a whim, sent her Ahn’s screenplay, then titled Audrey Park. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 The department’s deputy superintendent of operations, Abel Guillén, sent an email to staff last Friday that one live bedbug and five dead ones were found in room 3506. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Blues defenseman Brandon Carlo got a game misconduct for a kneeing penalty early in the third period that sent top-line center Hintz, in his first game since March 6, down to the ice while grabbing at his left knee. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Jordan Davis of the Eagles leaped and blocked the kick, scooped the ball and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown that sent the Rams to a 33-26 defeat. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Father Ramiro Castillo Castro, who had studied under Prevost in the 1990s, was among those who sent condolences. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent

Verb

Well, traditionally, maintenance kits of this nature tend to be shipped to site.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
The thieves arrived with two trucks, and the bottles were ripe for the taking as they were already packed and waiting to get shipped to Antinori’s export markets.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of shipped

Verb

The readings were transmitted to a nearby computer and saved locally.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Anxiety over supply contractions in the Gulf of Mexico rapidly transmitted to energy markets, with international crude oil futures closing sharply higher in overnight trading.

— , CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of transmitted

Verb

In a sign of the respect the Duchess of Kent earned from the Royal Family, her coffin was transported in the Royal Hearse, designed by Queen Elizabeth II, and draped in the Royal Standard.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
The gas is then transported deep underground for long-term storage.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of transported

Verb

Wild Horse Nine stars Malkovich and Rockwell as Chris and Lee, longtime CIA partners stationed in Santiago, Chile who are dispatched to Easter Island by their bureau chief (Steve Buscemi).

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
American diplomats have been dispatched to persuade allies and partners of the United States to work with Washington to restrict the spread of Chinese technology.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026