Synonyms of transmit

transmit

verb

tran(t)s-ˈmit 

1

as in to spread

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

sneezing and coughing can transmit disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• convey
• give
• communicate
• disseminate
• propagate
• impart
• transfer
• deliver
• conduct
• transfuse
• broadcast
• diffuse
• turn over
• infect
• surrender
• hand over
• contaminate
• poison
• hand down
• hand on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catch
• contract
• come down (with)

2

as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

I'll transmit this information over the airwaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• send
• transport
• transfer
• ship
• pack (off)
• dispatch
• convey
• shoot
• deliver
• render
• consign
• pass
• address
• contribute
• forward
• present
• launch
• give
• return
• advance
• import
• export
• donate
• drop
• bestow
• hand over
• resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• obtain
• get
• acquire
• secure
• gain
• draw
• earn
• procure
• garner

3

as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• transfer
• hand
• give
• entrust
• deliver
• delegate
• pass
• relinquish
• commit
• recommend
• trust
• confide
• commend
• distribute
• grant
• submit
• turn over
• vest
• assign
• hand over
• lend
• confer
• consign
• loan
• dispense
• give over
• furnish
• bequeath
• repose
• will
• disperse
• divide
• deal (out)
• supply
• turn in
• yield
• surrender
• release
• retransmit
• advance
• hand in
• recommit
• redeliver
• hand down
• hand on
• retransfer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retain
• hold
• keep
• receive
• withhold
• possess
• accept
• own
• reserve
• take
• hold back
• occupy
• detain
• take over
• take in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transmit

The sender entangles its light field with the hologram’s light field and transmits the resulting signal. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

Ingenuity’s range was limited by a requirement to communicate through a base station on the Perseverance rover, while SkyFall will be capable of transmitting and receiving data through communications relay orbiters flying overhead. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Seattle-area window film installer Bret Seeger told the Washington Post in 2025 that a low-e film transmitting around 70% of visible light could reduce room temperature by about 3 to 4 degrees in a home without AC. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026

These destructive critters also pose a risk to your family’s health because their urine, feces, and saliva can transmit many diseases. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026