Synonyms for send
Most common
pass bring to pass bring about throw transmit broadcast drive charge
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Pass — to cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about. To bestow; to grant
pass, bring to pass, bring about, throw, toss, forward, hurl, launch, project, propel, heave, fling, cast
3. Drive — to get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill
drive, move, dismiss, fire, stir, impel, excite, discharge, thrill, electrify, exhilarate
4. Charge
charge, charre UK, commit, institutionalize, institutionalise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
I don't know what it is, but this music really sends me.
- v. 2
To cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about. To bestow; to grant.
- v. 3
To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
She sends me a letter every month.
- v. 4
To amuse greatly or otherwise stun by absurdity.
Forms
- Past participle
- sent
e.g. sent → passed, thrun, tossed, forwarded…
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To send is to cause to go or pass from one place to another, and always in fact or thought away from the agent or agency that controls the act.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
- toss The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
- air Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
- transmit We have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| send | steady | |
| throw | rising | |
| toss | rising | |
| air | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- air1
- 4 letters
- call1, post1, move1, fire2, pass1, ship1, cast1, mail1, beam1, stir1, toss1, emit2, hurl1
- 5 letters
- place1, drive1, throw1, refer2, fling1, heave1, impel2
- 6 letters
- charge1, direct2, launch1, commit2, thrill1, excite2, propel2, charre
- 7 letters
- project2, forward2, dismiss2
- 8 letters
- dispatch2, transmit2, despatch
- 9 letters
- transport2, broadcast2, discharge2, electrify4
- 10 letters
- commission3, exhilarate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).