Synonyms of transport

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verb

tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt 

1

as in to send

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

I'll have to transport the car to our new home overseas by public carrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to excite

to fill with great joy

was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excite
• please
• delight
• intoxicate
• elate
• elevate
• satisfy
• stimulate
• uplift
• enrapture
• content
• inspire
• exhilarate
• commove
• warm
• gratify
• gladden
• rejoice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depress
• discourage
• distress
• demoralize
• oppress
• dishearten
• dispirit
• sadden

3

as in to entrance

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

was transported with wonder when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrance
• carry away
• delight
• please
• satisfy
• rapture
• enthral
• rap
• enrapture
• enchant
• fascinate
• knock dead
• ravish
• enthrall
• knock one's socks off
• gratify
• charm
• stir
• captivate
• gladden
• excite
• bewitch
• elate
• exhilarate

4

as in to exile

to force to leave a country

the offending journalist was transported out of the country and ordered to never return

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exile
• banish
• relegate
• deport
• evict
• expatriate
• run out
• eliminate
• cast out
• displace
• eject
• exclude
• expel
• kick out
• dismiss
• throw out
• expulse
• spurn
• excommunicate
• ostracize
• oust
• reject
• dispossess
• repudiate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• admit
• repatriate
• shelter
• take in
• house
• entertain
• naturalize
• harbor

5

as in to carry

to support and take from one place to another

will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carry
• haul
• ferry
• send
• bring
• pack
• convey
• cart
• deliver
• transfer
• tote
• ship
• lug
• take
• bear
• forward
• transmit
• fetch
• move
• remove
• hand over
• shift

transport

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noun

ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯrt 

1

as in ecstasy

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

was in transports of joy after winning the championship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ecstasy
• heaven
• joy
• happiness
• high
• intoxication
• pleasure
• delight
• paradise
• rapture
• trance
• cloud nine
• frenzy
• joyfulness
• elation
• euphoria
• rhapsody
• exhilaration
• elatedness
• seventh heaven
• bliss
• swoon
• blissfulness
• cheerfulness
• inspiration
• madness
• enchantment
• glee
• exaltation
• reverie
• cheer
• joyousness
• gladness
• felicity
• blessedness
• fervor
• passion
• exuberance
• gayety
• gaiety
• jubilation
• lightheartedness
• jubilance
• gleefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depression
• misery
• sadness
• unhappiness
• woe
• dumps
• wretchedness
• blues
• despair
• melancholy
• gloom
• desolation
• dejection
• dreariness
• doldrums
• despondency
• disconsolateness
• dispiritedness
• forlornness
• heartsickness
• gloominess
• disheartenment
• downheartedness
• mopes

2

as in vehicle

something used to carry goods or passengers

rising gas prices will impel more people to use public transport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vehicle
• transportation
• conveyance
• transit
• carrier
• hauler
• mover

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb transport contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of transport are banish, deport, and exile. While all these words mean "to remove by authority from a state or country," transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony.

a convict who was transported to Australia

Where would banish be a reasonable alternative to transport?

Although the words banish and transport have much in common, banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own.

banished for seditious activities

When could deport be used to replace transport?

The synonyms deport and transport are sometimes interchangeable, but deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare.

illegal aliens will be deported

When is it sensible to use exile instead of transport?

The words exile and transport can be used in similar contexts, but exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

a writer who exiled himself for political reasons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transport

Verb

But thankfully no one told Oasis who, tonight, transported us back to a time when a working-class guitar band playing straight-up rock’n’roll with attitude could rule the world, and maybe change it just a little. —Mark Sutherland, Variety, 4 July 2025

Fourteen people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and most were transported to nearby hospitals, the department said in an email. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 July 2025

Noun

The train was widely regarded as Queen Elizabeth's most cherished and frequently used modes of transport during her 70-year reign. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

The royal transport featured nine burgundy carriages and was complete with an office, sleeping quarters and dining areas, creating a home away from home for royals on the go. —Janine Henni, People.com, 30 June 2025