TRANSMITTED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

transmitted

verb

past tense of transmit

as in spread

to cause (something) to pass from one to another sneezing and coughing can transmit disease

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as in sent

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another I'll transmit this information over the airwaves

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as in transferred

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another transmitted the deed of his house to his lawyer

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Recent Examples of transmitted And there was the part of her that was more lucid, drawing her back to the entrance of the maze, trying to piece together the message that was being transmitted. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Ebola is highly contagious and can be transmitted to people from wild animals. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Instead of repeatedly storing intermediate data in memory before sending it to the next processor, the system transmitted feature maps directly through the optical network. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 Measles is caused by a virus and is transmitted through the air from coughing and sneezing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 July 2026 Before a player becomes aware of a tennis ball hurtling across the court, light reflected from its surface has to be detected by their eyes’ retinas, converted into electrical signals, then transmitted along the optic nerves to the brain. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 The illness is not transmitted person to person, and the outbreak could be part of a seasonal surge. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 11 July 2026 This generates sensory messages that are transmitted to the snake’s brain. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Tomato mosaic virus is transmitted from seed, grafting, human handling, and tobacco products. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026

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The fires that devastated Collins are part of a wider wildfire emergency unfolding across Canada, where 889 active fires were spreading as of Thursday night, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Tucked away behind gates on a parcel spanning nearly nine acres within an exclusive enclave near Del Mar Country Club, the Amor Estate offers 30,000 square feet of living space spread across a seven-bedroom main home and a two-bedroom guesthouse.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2026

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This game, too, was not without controversy, though, as Switzerland’s Breel Embolo was sent off after a VAR review for ‘mistaken identity’.

— The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
It’s celebrated on July 14 because that’s the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy and sent King Louis XVI and his queen Marie-Antoinette to the guillotine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of sent

Verb

Connecticut’s own tax fairness studies also show regressive tax burdens are more easily transferred from one entity to another.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
In the case of the missing children, they may have been trapped under the rubble, separated from their relatives, transferred without immediate communication or belonged to entire families whose whereabouts remain unknown.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of transferred

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Tons of sulfuric acid, used to process those minerals, are conveyed to the desert and into the mountains by train or in orange trailers.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Japanese is a high-context language, meaning that more can be conveyed with less; an English translation naturally bloats the word count and flattens the cultural context.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of conveyed

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To solve this, the team handed the keys to artificial intelligence.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
In the span of a week in January, Canha was handed premier cutlery and an accessible kitchen filled with all the necessities — in front of the entire world.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of handed

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At a time when Americans disagree deeply over the meaning of citizenship, belonging and education, summer camps remain places where values and visions of America as inclusive or exclusive are communicated to young people.

— Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026
According to the Daily Mail, Baldoni and Swift actually communicated after the end of his dispute with Lively, and the two now share a code word when talking about the issue.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026

Definition of communicated

Verb

But a new watchdog memo raises serious questions about whether the private contractors entrusted with that work are adequately protecting taxpayer information.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
As orphanages closed, more orphans and low-income children were entrusted to the care of foster parents in private homes.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of entrusted

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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 22 June 2026

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