TRANSFER Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

transfer

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfər

Definition of transfer

as in to cede

to give over the legal possession or ownership of Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18

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as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another

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as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters

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as in to move

to change the place or position of transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

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as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother

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as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another transferred the ball to the running back

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Recent Examples of transfer After three seasons at West Virginia, Lathan transferred to Kansas and led the team with 86 tackles in 2025. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Then, near Oman, crews transfer the cargo to other vessels for longer journeys to global markets. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026 If no candidate wins an initial majority, the lowest-ranking candidates are eliminated in successive rounds and their ballots transfer to voters’ next remaining choices. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2026 The production, under the direction of Rupert Goold, debuted in May 2007 at England’s Chichester Festival Theatre, switched to London’s West End and then moved to the Brooklyn Academy of Music before transferring to Broadway in 2008. — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfer

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Verb

In recent weeks, however, Republicans essentially ceded the race as the battleground map expanded to places like Texas.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
An altar is the place where something precious is ceded so something sacred can be drawn close.

— Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of cede

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InfoBip is the wireless provider that helped transmit unsolicited text messages purporting to be from TENT.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
The impact of surging oil prices is transmitting directly from gas stations to delivery packages, with market expectations pointing toward record high US package shipping costs this year.

— , CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of transmit

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In an email sent to priests of the archdiocese on Saturday afternoon and shared with NPR, Archbishop Ronald Hicks also said the deal had not yet been signed but that an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Union Berlin managed to draw at Augsburg 1-1 after a player from each was sent off in separate incidents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of send

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Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Lombardo declined to participate in an October candidate forum hosted by KUNR Public Radio, leaving Ford to appear alone.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey leaves the home of supporter Pam Carr Hagerman for more campaigning in West Dundee on July 22, 2022.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of leave

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The central bank's board voted unanimously late Monday to put Ueno Bank into resolution and hand its management to officials charged with assessing its finances and protecting its assets, the regulator said Tuesday.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The win handed Democrats their 53rd Senate seat, padding what has proved to be a dominant victory across the board.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hand

Verb

However, coordinating multiple agents remains difficult because humans must still assign tasks, monitor progress and resolve conflicts between their outputs.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Hochul signed an executive order in October assigning New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate the case.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of assign

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The leachate is byproduct of an underground garbage fire that has only spread since it was first confirmed in 2023.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
If that model spreads, shoppers may set rules once and let agents transact repeatedly without a per-order click.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026