Synonyms of transferred

transferred

verb

past tense of transfer

1

as in ceded

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

• ceded
• assigned
• conveyed
• bequeathed
• relinquished
• donated
• deeded
• lent
• alienated
• disposed of
• left
• loaned
• entrusted
• leased
• moved
• rented
• granted
• transmitted
• made over
• passed (down)
• presented
• aliened
• contributed
• passed
• conferred
• surrendered
• delivered
• handed down
• bestowed
• vested
• committed
• released
• willed
• consigned
• commended
• turned in
• yielded
• turned over
• handed over
• trusted
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriated

2

as in transmitted

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

• transmitted
• spread
• conveyed
• gave
• communicated
• imparted
• disseminated
• propagated
• conducted
• delivered
• transfused
• surrendered
• diffused
• turned over
• broadcast
• handed over
• contaminated
• infected
• handed down
• poisoned
• handed on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caught
• contracted
• came down (with)

3

as in sent

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

• sent
• transported
• transmitted
• shipped
• dispatched
• packed (off)
• delivered
• consigned
• rendered
• conveyed
• shot
• passed
• returned
• forwarded
• addressed
• imported
• presented
• exported
• launched
• dropped
• contributed
• gave
• advanced
• donated
• handed over
• bestowed
• resent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• obtained
• acquired
• got
• secured
• earned
• gained
• drew
• procured
• garnered

4

as in relocated

to change the place or position of

transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocated
• removed
• moved
• shifted
• transported
• transposed
• replaced
• disturbed
• conveyed
• displaced
• hauled
• repositioned
• carried
• dislocated
• transmitted
• transplanted
• budged
• supplanted
• bore
• superseded
• carted
• altered
• modified
• drove
• toted
• lugged
• revised
• remodeled
• reworked
• varied
• remade
• revamped
• made over
• refashioned
• redid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secured
• set
• fixed
• stabilized
• anchored
• froze
• moored
• embedded
• lodged
• rooted
• implanted
• entrenched
• ingrained

5

as in handed

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

• handed
• left
• entrusted
• delegated
• gave
• delivered
• transmitted
• passed
• relinquished
• loaned
• granted
• recommended
• committed
• vested
• consigned
• confided
• trusted
• commended
• assigned
• turned over
• distributed
• handed over
• submitted
• divided
• conferred
• bequeathed
• lent
• reposed
• dispensed
• dispersed
• supplied
• gave over
• furnished
• surrendered
• dealt (out)
• released
• yielded
• turned in
• handed down
• retransferred
• handed in
• willed
• advanced
• handed on
• redelivered
• retransmitted
• recommitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• retained
• kept
• reserved
• received
• owned
• withheld
• possessed
• accepted
• took
• detained
• occupied
• held back
• took in
• took over

6

as in passed

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

transferred the ball to the running back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• passed
• reached
• handed over
• carried
• gave
• relayed
• bucked
• rendered
• delivered
• handled
• bore
• relinquished
• ceded
• released
• surrendered
• yielded
• turned over
• fingered
• pawed
• gave up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transferred

General admission floor tickets could not be transferred and could be resold only at face value, a rule meant to curb scalping. — James Laforge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Any unspent money would remain in the fund for the benefit of families with newborns and could not be transferred to other city purposes. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Women’s college basketball fans were shocked when star center Audi Crooks’ transferred from Iowa State to Oklahoma State after last season. — Pj Green october 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Under ideal conditions, electrons are slowed in their passage through the electron transport chain just enough that their energy can be transferred. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

After two seasons of being in and out of the lineup, Hawkins transferred to West Virginia this past offseason and is flourishing under head coach Rich Rodriguez. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Those materials will be transferred and maintained at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston for analysis and long-term preservation. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Emerick has now transferred all of Jacobs’ nearly 10,000 recordings, encompassing what Emerick estimates are 12,000 concert sets. — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026