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 In addition, daily life and casual contact do not spread it to healthy people and it cannot be transmitted like a virus. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 Much like language, the songs of humpbacks and many songbirds get transmitted from one generation to the next. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 Satellites need to process data locally, compress it, filter it, encrypt it and determine what should be transmitted. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The front end felt absolutely glued to the road, while the steering transmitted the sensation of turning the front wheels with my own hands. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 The glove’s electronics then transmitted the corresponding message over Bluetooth to a smartphone. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 Measles is caused by a virus and is transmitted through the air from coughing and sneezing, according to the CDC. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 It’s often transmitted by someone who is asymptomatic, the Cleveland Clinic says. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Bourbon is a rare condition caused by a virus transmitted through bites from infected ticks, especially the Lone Star tick. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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Beyond seeking members' votes, campaigns and the party look to organized labor for help in spreading Democrats' message to voters and getting people to the polls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
And alumni are among the college’s best ambassadors for spreading that message, insists Emma Donatille, executive director of the WCC Foundation that has handed out nearly $440,000 in scholarships over the years.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

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So, Basabe laid out, extended his left arm, made contact with the ball — and sent it straight into right field.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Bird remains recovered from airplane strikes, called snarge, are sent to the Smithsonian Institution’s lab in Washington DC, where they are analyzed to determine the species.

— Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Rose also told the court that the EEOC has transferred the case to another administrative judge, who on Monday issued an order scheduling further proceedings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Its own store gives DeMellier control over a part of the customer relationship previously handed to other retailers, while putting it physically alongside businesses charging multiples of its prices.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
And last week's shakeup handed day-to-day authority from DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis to his deputy, Koray Kavukcuoglu, who now has final say on major DeepMind decisions and reports to CEO Sundar Pichai.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

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The mission-management and autonomy components communicated through OMS and UCI rather than through custom point-to-point interfaces.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Lyubov Campion, who had known Beloozerov since the late 2000s and largely communicated with him by email, said most of Beloozerov’s friendships were online.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of communicated

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Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

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