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 Career paths are becoming less linear as AI reshapes roles, and skills transfer further than most people realize. — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Police forcibly transferred a prominent activist to a hospital in New Delhi on Saturday after his health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike tied to India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party movement for education reform. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 His client has an immigration detainer asking the Bureau of Prisons to transfer him directly to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, McWilliams told CNN. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Her older sister Nicole, a junior third baseman at North Central College after transferring from Wisconsin Stout, pitched at Oswego East and introduced Danielle to the sport. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer

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But Iran has shown no willingness to cede control of the critical waterway.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
This was groundbreaking stuff—a vision that ceding all of one’s personal data to Google would really feel worth it.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of cede

Verb

This time, according to the calendar transmitted to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Thursday by electoral officials, the elections council is attempting to organize the vote in just under five months.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
The demonstration validated the systems’ ability to provide persistent acoustic sensing while transmitting track data to undersea command centers worldwide.

— Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of transmit

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So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
So Iran sent all of that oil toward China, by far its biggest customer before and during the war.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of send

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In that case, Canada lost six points, while their coach, Bev Priestman, along with analyst Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander, were handed a one-year ban from football by FIFA.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Gacic handed the officer a plastic bag containing a schoolmaster snapper and two lobster, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of hand

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An aide can be assigned to watch a particularly challenging resident one-on-one, but many places lack enough staff for protracted, dedicated supervision.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
Boaters can purchase an individual AIS Stamp for $7, which is assigned to the individual purchasing the stamp.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of assign

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Military firefighters in Sierra Oeste, Spain battled to contain flames as a wildfire spread overnight.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026