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 In true Richards’ fashion, of course, Kyle transfers her distress into throwing yet another one of her overwrought white parties, whose guest list is filled with a caravan of beloved names in the Bravo-verse. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Up front, transfers Jacaryous Holzendorf (Camden County), and RJ Robinson (Liberty) will be critical. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 But James Madison transfers Riley Robell and Carter Sweazie bring continuity, teaching their peers new head coach Bob Chesney’s system. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026 Researchers in Lithuania have increased tandem perovskite solar cell efficiency to more than 29 percent after modifying an ultra-thin molecular layer that transfers positive charge carriers within the device. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 This warmer water transfers vast quantities of heat into the atmosphere via clouds and heavy precipitation. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 That credibility often transfers to the guest, creating an authentic form of brand exposure that traditional advertising struggles to replicate. — Julio Cesar Gomez, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The younger Gere plays Robert Mallory, the handsome new student who transfers to Buckley prep at the same time that The Trawler begins killing local teens. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 There is joy on the stage that transfers effortlessly to the audience. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 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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While the car transmits every ripple in the road, its trick Multimatic dampers round off imperfections beautifully, so the chassis never feels discombobulated.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
His music gives me chills, transmits cosmic waves of light, wisdom, and divine emotions.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

Definition of transmits

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The home’s whole-house speaker system sends music clear out to the tennis court, front yard and pool.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The ruling sends the case back to San Mateo County, where the district attorney’s office will have 60 days from the date the ruling was finalized to decide whether to retry the case, said San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sends

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Trainers then lead participants in a 45-minute full-body workout before the class moves into another room fashioned as a recovery space with art and quiet music.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Interestingly, the researchers also found that the three-dimensional arrangement or atomic orientation of the material could create different ray patterns, giving us more control over how heat moves through the material.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of moves

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As Washington devotes more of the budget to servicing debt, Congress leaves less money for education, infrastructure, medical research, national defense and future economic emergencies.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
What happened at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday leaves pressing issues to address, but there are some signs of encouragement, too.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaves

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Then the raccoon gets the gift of a lifetime when another fan hands him a full hot dog.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Catalyst mines a company's ticket history for recurring problems, checks what the connected systems' APIs allow and generates the code, workflows and permissions to automate them, then hands the result to an administrator for approval.

— Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hands

Verb

Panettiere tenderly conveys the turmoil of being a kid who’s just trying to keep it together in the face of unthinkable circumstances.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Although many parents worry that serving as the primary emergency contact conveys greater legal authority, that is generally not the case.

— Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveys

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In July, the US was hit with a wave of explosive diarrhea caused by an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that spreads through food and water tainted with human feces.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
As the outbreak spreads and kills people faster than any other outbreak of the disease in history, a major source of concern for monitoring efforts is miners constantly on the move and in hard-to-reach, unsafe territories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026