Synonyms of transfers

transfers

verb

present tense third-person singular of transfer

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cedes
• conveys
• assigns
• relinquishes
• aliens
• bequeaths
• lends
• leaves
• donates
• leases
• moves
• deeds
• rents
• loans
• disposes of
• grants
• alienates
• passes (down)
• passes
• transmits
• entrusts
• contributes
• presents
• makes over
• wills
• bestows
• commits
• confers
• surrenders
• trusts
• releases
• yields
• delivers
• turns in
• vests
• turns over
• commends
• hands down
• consigns
• hands over
• lets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriates

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmits
• spreads
• gives
• conveys
• communicates
• propagates
• imparts
• disseminates
• conducts
• delivers
• transfuses
• broadcasts
• diffuses
• turns over
• surrenders
• contaminates
• hands over
• infects
• poisons
• hands down
• hands on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catches
• contracts
• comes down (with)

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sends
• transports
• ships
• transmits
• dispatches
• packs (off)
• shoots
• consigns
• passes
• renders
• delivers
• conveys
• advances
• addresses
• exports
• returns
• imports
• launches
• forwards
• drops
• presents
• contributes
• gives
• donates
• bestows
• hands over
• resends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• gets
• obtains
• draws
• acquires
• gains
• secures
• earns
• procures
• garners

4

as in moves

to change the place or position of

transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moves
• shifts
• relocates
• removes
• transports
• disturbs
• transposes
• conveys
• hauls
• displaces
• replaces
• carries
• dislocates
• transmits
• repositions
• drives
• transplants
• budges
• carts
• lugs
• supersedes
• alters
• modifies
• supplants
• totes
• varies
• reworks
• revises
• remakes
• bears
• makes over
• remodels
• refashions
• revamps
• redoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets
• freezes
• stabilizes
• secures
• fixes
• anchors
• roots
• embeds
• lodges
• implants
• moors
• entrenches
• ingrains

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaves
• hands
• entrusts
• gives
• delegates
• passes
• delivers
• relinquishes
• transmits
• trusts
• commits
• loans
• grants
• recommends
• confides
• vests
• turns over
• consigns
• reposes
• commends
• distributes
• lends
• gives over
• hands over
• bequeaths
• confers
• submits
• assigns
• divides
• supplies
• deals (out)
• dispenses
• disperses
• furnishes
• releases
• yields
• surrenders
• turns in
• advances
• wills
• retransfers
• retransmits
• hands in
• redelivers
• hands down
• hands on
• recommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• retains
• keeps
• reserves
• possesses
• receives
• owns
• accepts
• withholds
• takes
• holds back
• takes in
• detains
• occupies
• takes over

6

as in hands

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

transferred the ball to the running back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• passes
• reaches
• gives
• hands over
• bucks
• carries
• relays
• fingers
• handles
• renders
• delivers
• releases
• yields
• relinquishes
• surrenders
• turns over
• paws
• bears
• cedes
• gives up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transfers

Instead of striking the target with an explosive warhead, the laser transfers energy into the target’s surface. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

This project transfers a handwritten family recipe onto a ceramic pie plate using graphite paper and a glass paint marker. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

Within predetermined restrictions, the system transfers money on your behalf rather than requiring you to open a banking app when a bill is due. — Antoine Sallis, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

To store a qubit's state, the qubit transfers the information to a resonator, a container that traps a wave, where it's held as either zero or one microwave photon bouncing back and forth until the qubit takes it back. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

The new trailer for Paper Tiger transfers this dynamic onto the scene of a rehabilitation project for New York City’s Gowanus Canal, resulting in far graver consequences than a stern talking-to from mom. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities. — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Their plan also transfers less money to the smaller-market teams if revenue goes up, which the industry is expecting with the new media deals coming in 2028. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

If a player transfers to another SEC school outside the first transfer portal window in the spring, the school would have been subject to a half-season suspension for the coach and a fine of 50% of that sport’s operating budget. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026