TRANSFERRED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

transferred

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past tense of transfer

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

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expropriated

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

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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

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as in relocated

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

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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

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as in passed

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

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Recent Examples of transferred She was recently ruled incompetent to stand trial in her son's murder and is awaiting to be transferred to a state hospital. —

Briauna Brown, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Named after musician Bob Marley, the cat was transferred to the zoo from a rehabilitation center in Wisconsin. —

Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 That relationship cannot be transferred. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026 Another $160,000 was reportedly transferred to Jones' bank account and Cash App. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026 They were transferred on two medical aircrafts and have since landed in the Netherlands for treatment, Oceanwide said. —

Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Other than Aguero, the only significant loss was Dominick Kelly, who transferred to Ohio State. —

Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 May 2026 Instead, she was transferred to a rescue 15 days later on Jan 20. —

Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026 While children do receive some protection from their mothers, antibodies transferred through the placenta wane after birth. —

Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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For example, Congress has routinely failed to pass an annual budget on time and instead relies on continuing resolutions, has ceded its war powers responsibilities and has conducted insufficient oversight of the executive branch.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Leavitt quickly ceded the mic to Colin Jost‘s Pete Hegseth.

— William Earl, Variety, 3 May 2026