Synonyms of transfer

transfer

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cede
• assign
• convey
• relinquish
• donate
• lend
• deed
• bequeath
• alien
• dispose of
• leave
• move
• loan
• rent
• lease
• pass (down)
• alienate
• grant
• will
• transmit
• entrust
• contribute
• make over
• pass
• present
• confer
• surrender
• turn in
• commit
• bestow
• deliver
• release
• trust
• yield
• commend
• turn over
• vest
• hand down
• hand over
• consign
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriate

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmit
• spread
• give
• convey
• communicate
• impart
• disseminate
• propagate
• conduct
• deliver
• transfuse
• diffuse
• surrender
• turn over
• broadcast
• hand over
• contaminate
• infect
• poison
• hand down
• hand on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catch
• contract
• come down (with)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• send
• transport
• transmit
• ship
• pack (off)
• dispatch
• shoot
• consign
• deliver
• convey
• render
• pass
• return
• import
• forward
• export
• launch
• drop
• address
• advance
• contribute
• give
• present
• donate
• hand over
• bestow
• resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• obtain
• get
• acquire
• secure
• gain
• draw
• earn
• procure
• garner

4

as in to move

to change the place or position of

transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• remove
• relocate
• shift
• transport
• disturb
• convey
• carry
• displace
• replace
• haul
• budge
• transmit
• transpose
• reposition
• drive
• dislocate
• modify
• alter
• supersede
• supplant
• transplant
• lug
• revise
• vary
• tote
• cart
• bear
• remake
• remodel
• rework
• redo
• revamp
• make over
• refashion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secure
• set
• stabilize
• freeze
• fix
• anchor
• moor
• root
• lodge
• embed
• implant
• entrench
• ingrain

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• hand
• entrust
• give
• delegate
• deliver
• relinquish
• pass
• transmit
• trust
• commit
• loan
• recommend
• grant
• commend
• confide
• turn over
• vest
• hand over
• consign
• distribute
• lend
• assign
• submit
• confer
• give over
• repose
• divide
• deal (out)
• dispense
• bequeath
• will
• supply
• disperse
• furnish
• turn in
• surrender
• release
• yield
• retransfer
• advance
• hand in
• hand down
• recommit
• redeliver
• hand on
• retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold
• retain
• keep
• withhold
• possess
• receive
• own
• accept
• reserve
• take
• hold back
• occupy
• detain
• take over
• take in

6

as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

transferred the ball to the running back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• pass
• reach
• give
• hand over
• carry
• buck
• relay
• relinquish
• handle
• render
• deliver
• release
• yield
• surrender
• turn over
• cede
• bear
• give up
• finger
• paw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transfer

According to a Quaest poll published in September, nearly all voters who identify as Bolsonaro supporters now back Flávio, suggesting that the movement’s political identity has been transferred even without its founder on the ballot. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Put your knife down, scoop up all the onion and transfer it to a bowl. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The worker arrived in the Netherlands late Thursday on a special medical flight and was transferred to a high-level isolation unit, the Leiden University Medical Center said in a statement. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

For camel rentals, owners must be registered with the authorities, contracts must be documented electronically, and records must be updated when animals are transferred or their location changes. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026