TRANSFERS Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

transfers

verb

present tense third-person singular of transfer

as in cedes

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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as in transmits

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 sends

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 moves

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

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as in leaves

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 hands

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

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Recent Examples of transfers The budget also transfers control of the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, but doesn’t attach money to the plan. — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 Using a straw or finger, the consumer transfers a drop of their beverage onto the jewelry’s detection zone. — Lucy Glynn, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 However, Sanders insists that his legislation transfers a fair amount of wealth while critically ensuring that AI benefits humanity. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026 Many of the Division I transfers who came in were underutilized at their previous schools and have thrived. — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 But there’s no legal mechanism to stop a migrant from being deported to a third country, which then transfers them home. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 May 2026 In the United States, there is no federal law that automatically transfers employment. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The sentiment transfers well to potato salad. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 May 2026 The Cambridge team instead used a process known as photocatalytic transfer hydrogenation, or PTH, which transfers hydrogen from one material to another using light energy. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026

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In many instances, Madonna cedes the dance floor to Price, her voice floating over his ecstatic music.

— David Harris, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Lean too far toward caution and a firm cedes ground to bolder rivals and to the automation-first newcomers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of cedes

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This arrangement, for HBM4, transmits 2,800 GB per second to and from the GPU.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
In the clinical setting, Busbee said, physical therapists use different size electrodes for various parts of the body, attached to a machine that transmits an electrical current to the electrodes.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of transmits

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The supplementary motor area helps organise their sequence, and the primary motor cortex sends commands to the muscles of the trunk, shoulder, arm and wrist.

— Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
When the dog crosses that virtual boundary, for example, escapes from the backyard, the tracker sends a message to the owner.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of sends

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Instead of using a remote or control panel, the player moves into position and signals with a simple hand gesture for the ball, and the AI biometrics locate and pinpoint the player position.

— Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
This recent flight, announced this week, confirmed the drone’s flight controls and performance as the program moves closer to carrier use.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of moves

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Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Detergent overdosing also leaves behind a film on the inside of the washer, which feeds mold and causes odors.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of leaves

Verb

So anyone who hands you a single, clean AI visibility score with no caveat is selling you a snapshot of noise.

— Meghna Deshraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
For my own hat, Adams hands the shaping over to Ryan McBride, a fellow manager who has worked alongside him for most of Adam's tenure.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Definition of hands

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Ours was launched in 2021 and conveys a stately elegance, with spacious cabins, marble bathrooms, polished brass fittings, and rich mahogany paneling.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
This Claudia is the opposite of Hayles’s quiet, cunning performance as Regina and conveys a phenomenal range.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of conveys

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While the exact cause or specific origin of this year’s outbreak is still under investigation, the parasite spreads when people eat food or drink water contaminated with feces, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
In a place like New York City, Legionella really spreads through the mist or the vapor that’s generated by cooling towers that are often found on the top of large buildings.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 July 2026