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 league sent American football equipment to nearly 1,000 schools across the island. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Leger Fernández described Tuesday’s election results as a powerful rebuke in which men accused of misconduct lost reelection, while voters also sent record numbers of women to Congress. — Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026 Facing a fourth and four from the UCLA 38-yard line, Gophers coach PJ Fleck sent Drzewiecki to attempt a 56-yard field goal in the third, but the ball sailed just right of the post. — Grace Praxmarer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Elections clerks around California in the week before the election were sent subpoenas to testify before grand juries slated to convene in November. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Because of swift action by her daughter, lawyers intervened before she was sent to a detention center. — Glenn Formica, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026 Georgia won 43-35 in Athens last October, and then Ole Miss sent the Bulldogs home from the playoff with a 39-34 win in the Sugar Bowl. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Rising Middle East tensions sent oil prices soaring this week. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 Officers were sent to the street corner from which Nakira had placed the call. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent

Verb

Larger orders can also be shipped, but only to Kansas addresses.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Gagell will oversee the European looms Schotex shipped from Switzerland to its new factory in Kaiping, China.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shipped

Verb

The data is transmitted to the digital twin through communication networks and processed using computing platforms.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Video, images and other information can be transmitted to emergency managers in near real time, giving responders a broader picture of conditions in areas that may be difficult or impossible to reach by road.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of transmitted

Verb

Holly Springs Fire Chief LeRoy Smith said seven people were transported to a hospital with major injuries and 15 others sustained minor injuries.

— News Editor, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Wuensch was transported by ambulance to Windham Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to state police.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of transported

Verb

The Coast Guard and cruise ship maintained continuous communication and a MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew was dispatched the following Monday.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
There were a thousand or so election watchers dispatched to polling places by the Department of Justice – these are unprecedented numbers.

— John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026