Synonyms of transferring

transferring

verb

present participle of transfer

1

as in ceding

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

• ceding
• assigning
• conveying
• relinquishing
• bequeathing
• donating
• deeding
• lending
• leaving
• alienating
• moving
• entrusting
• loaning
• granting
• renting
• disposing of
• transmitting
• making over
• leasing
• contributing
• presenting
• aliening
• passing (down)
• conferring
• passing
• committing
• surrendering
• bestowing
• delivering
• commending
• releasing
• willing
• handing down
• yielding
• consigning
• trusting
• turning in
• vesting
• turning over
• letting
• handing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriating

2

as in transmitting

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

• transmitting
• spreading
• giving
• conveying
• communicating
• imparting
• disseminating
• propagating
• conducting
• delivering
• transfusing
• diffusing
• broadcasting
• surrendering
• infecting
• contaminating
• turning over
• handing over
• poisoning
• handing down
• handing on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catching
• contracting
• coming down (with)

3

as in sending

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

• sending
• transporting
• transmitting
• shipping
• dispatching
• packing (off)
• shooting
• consigning
• delivering
• conveying
• rendering
• importing
• passing
• returning
• exporting
• launching
• addressing
• forwarding
• advancing
• presenting
• dropping
• giving
• donating
• contributing
• bestowing
• handing over
• resending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• accepting
• obtaining
• getting
• acquiring
• securing
• drawing
• earning
• gaining
• procuring
• garnering

4

as in removing

to change the place or position of

transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• relocating
• moving
• shifting
• transporting
• displacing
• transposing
• disturbing
• carrying
• replacing
• repositioning
• conveying
• hauling
• transmitting
• dislocating
• driving
• transplanting
• carting
• lugging
• budging
• altering
• toting
• supplanting
• modifying
• superseding
• revising
• remaking
• varying
• bearing
• reworking
• remodeling
• revamping
• redoing
• making over
• refashioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• securing
• stabilizing
• setting
• freezing
• fixing
• anchoring
• mooring
• embedding
• implanting
• rooting
• lodging
• entrenching
• ingraining

5

as in handing

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

• handing
• leaving
• entrusting
• giving
• delegating
• delivering
• transmitting
• relinquishing
• passing
• committing
• recommending
• granting
• loaning
• commending
• trusting
• consigning
• confiding
• reposing
• distributing
• assigning
• vesting
• dividing
• submitting
• turning over
• conferring
• lending
• handing over
• bequeathing
• dispersing
• dispensing
• giving over
• supplying
• dealing (out)
• furnishing
• surrendering
• releasing
• yielding
• advancing
• turning in
• willing
• handing down
• handing in
• redelivering
• retransmitting
• retransferring
• handing on
• recommitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• retaining
• keeping
• reserving
• receiving
• possessing
• withholding
• owning
• accepting
• taking
• occupying
• detaining
• holding back
• taking in
• taking over

6

as in passing

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

transferred the ball to the running back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• passing
• reaching
• giving
• carrying
• bucking
• relaying
• handing over
• handling
• delivering
• rendering
• releasing
• relinquishing
• yielding
• surrendering
• bearing
• ceding
• pawing
• giving up
• turning over
• fingering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transferring

Auer helped set the course for Chance to be named all-state as a punter and eventually land at Louisiana Tech before transferring to TCU. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Defensive back Five Hamilton played the first three seasons of his college career with Kennesaw State from 2023-25, before transferring to Arkansas State last offseason. — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Signing a release or transferring a security may affect the availability or scope of other potential claims, depending on the proposal’s terms and the surrounding facts. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

For decades, players transferring had to sit out a year before playing for their new school, which discouraged transfers. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Many owners believe growth requires hiring more people, but in my experience, growth often requires transferring more knowledge, judgment, relationships and authority into the organization. — Adi Klevit, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Recommendations From the Star-Telegram, a story on a top high school baseball pitcher being ruled ineligible in Texas for transferring for athletic reasons. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Among these moves were Nico Paz joining Como, striker Gonzalo Garcia transferring to Fulham and Victor Munoz’s move to Liverpool from Osasuna, when Madrid owned 50 per cent of his rights. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The proposal, first reported by the news outlet NOTUS last month, would involve transferring a roughly quarter-mile strip inside the western boundary of Yosemite to a company owned by the private equity firm Kingsbarn Realty Capital. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026