TRANSFER Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

transfer

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tran(t)s-ˈfər

as in to cede

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 to transmit

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 to send

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 to move

to change the place or position of transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

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as in to leave

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 to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another transferred the ball to the running back

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Recent Examples of transfer Rosters have always turned over in college basketball, but several NCAA changes have made transferring easier and, in many cases, more lucrative. —

Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2026 But Florida expects to return Orlando’s Isaiah Brown and his older brother AJ, who transferred last spring from Ohio and redshirted following shoulder surgery. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 Bank records also showed a pattern of transferring funds into her campaign accounts shortly before filing deadlines, only to transfer the money out after the deadline. —

Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026 Three starters — Lauren Betts, Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gianna Kneepkens — began their college careers elsewhere before transferring into the program. —

Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfer

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Boswell, the team’s senior leader, has ceded time on the ball to Wagler during the freshman’s remarkable rise to being named a second-team All-American.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The reality of the military situation suggests that the Donbas will be ceded to Moscow, as will the coastal strip in the south that links Crimea to Russia.

— Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026