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• superseded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

Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Rose also told the court that the EEOC has transferred the case to another administrative judge, who on Monday issued an order scheduling further proceedings. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Louise was transferred to a neo-natal unit in St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London, away from her mother, who lost several pints of blood during the delivery. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

After her 2013 accident, Collett spent a week in a coma and only three days awake in hospital before being transferred to Oaksey House in Oxfordshire, England, the Injured Jockeys Fund’s rehabilitation centre. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

She was transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center for care, where she was diagnosed with severe anemia. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026

The Navy official said that a sailor aboard the Lincoln went overboard in early August but that the person was quickly recovered, treated by the ship’s medical department and transferred off ship for follow-on care. — Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Eric Reibe, the backup last season, transferred to Southern Cal. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Dike, who transferred to Florida, was drafted in the fourth round by the Tennessee Titans in 2025. — Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026