TRANSFERRED Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

transferred

verb

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 The work was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church from the State Tretyakov Gallery in 2023, under President Vladimir Putin’s orders. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2026 Cooper Barkate, who transferred with Mensah from Duke, has shown off his playmaking ability with six catches for 83 yards and a touchdown. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 The pair were being transferred to Texas, the officer said, according to the group. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 She was stationed at Andrews AFB in 1986 and transferred to Sheppard AFB in early 1988. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 In June, citing concerns related to hurricane season, DHS said all detainees at the Florida state-run center located at an isolated airstrip in the Everglades were transferred to other facilities. — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 According to the agency, NPS personnel recovered the remains and transferred them to Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office in Flagstaff. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Last year’s backup quarterback Emory Williams transferred to East Carolina after three seasons with the program. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Miami’s Darian Mensah started at Tulane, transferred to Duke and then hightailed it to join the Hurricanes this year. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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As Iran’s hard-line regime has given way to an even harder-line one, the Administration has effectively ceded control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most significant waterways.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Chances were limited by tight end sets (removing a slot receiver from the formation) and the amount of real estate Wisconsin ceded underneath their coverages.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Rattlesnakes also help prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by rodents, including hantavirus.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Now stock prices could be transmitted across the country at the speed of one character a second, a process made even more efficient when the names of companies were abbreviated—an early form of what today is known as a ticker symbol.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

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Previously, teenagers had to be sent back to their CHL teams and weren’t eligible for that kind of assignment.

— Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
While the funeral arrangements were formally made by Mladic's family, the Serbian government also sent a plane last week to bring his remains to Belgrade, and soldiers carried his coffin wrapped in the national flag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sent

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They were written between the era of their courtship, starting in 1762, through their time as the second president and first lady up until 1801, spanning their few months in the new White House relocated to its current location in Virginia.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
They were given the option to apply for other city jobs, but with no guarantee they’d actually be relocated.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocated

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When we were done, the mother handed me a tip and smiled apologetically before getting into her car.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Inside Judge Thomas Ayze’s courtroom, staffers handed documents to immigrants in a room filled with nearly two dozen people.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of handed

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Thirteen seasons have passed since Metallica released their latest album, 72 Seasons — whose title represents the first 18 years of a person’s life — and the band is planning on extending its M72 Tour in support of the album at least a few more.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
While the billionaire tax held a slim majority, so did two other measures on the ballot that would each, if passed, counteract the tax.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of passed

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In his place, Schild initially requested that a federal public defender be assigned to Abrahamson’s case before Stokes was retained as his new attorney.

— Kevin Fixler September 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026
Foligno and Bedard were assigned dressing room stalls next to each other.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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For measles, populations need vaccination rates of 95 percent or higher to achieve herd immunity—the level of protection required to prevent disease spread.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
Yet the ongoing disruptions from the Iran war, which have pushed up average gas prices more than 7% from just a month ago, threaten to spread through the economy and keep broader inflation stubbornly high.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

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