What are some opposite words for convey?
Antonyms for convey
kənˈveɪcon·vey
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
convey
Convey, transmit, and transport all imply delivery at a destination; as, I will convey the information to your friend; air conveys sound (to a listener); carry does not necessarily imply delivery, and often does not admit of it. A man carries an appearance, conveys an impression, the appearance remaining his own, the impression being given to another; I will transmit the letter; transport the goods. A horse carries his mane and tail, but does not convey them. Transfer may or may not imply delivery to another person; as, items may be transferred from one account to another or a word transferred to the following line. In law, real estate, which can not be moved, is conveyed by simply transferring title and possession. Transport usually refers to material, transfer, transmit, and convey may refer to immaterial objects; we transfer possession, transmit intelligence, convey ideas, but do not transport them. In the case of convey the figurative sense now predominates. Compare CARRY.
Antonyms:
cling to, hold, keep, possess, preserve, retainSynonyms:
carry, change, change, give, move, remove, sell, shift, transfer, transmit, transportPreposition:
Convey to a friend, a purchaser, etc.; convey from the house to the station; convey by express, by hand, etc.
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conveyverb
make known; pass on, of information
"She conveyed the message to me"
Synonyms:
take, express, get, channel, communicate, conduct, carry, bring, fetch, transmit, impartcarry, convey, expressverb
serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
Synonyms:
verbalize, persuade, express, comport, dribble, get, pack, have a bun in the oven, impart, behave, show, verbalise, run, sway, evince, give tongue to, take, communicate, expect, deport, fetch, extend, state, utter, press out, channel, carry, transport, stock, hold, bring, acquit, post, conduct, transmit, contain, gestate, extract, stockpile, bearconvey, transmit, communicateverb
transfer to another
"communicate a disease"
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communicate, express, beam, channel, fetch, commune, put across, transport, broadcast, impart, pass, air, pass along, channelize, get, pass on, transmit, take, carry, channelise, transfer, conduct, bring, send, intercommunicateconveyverb
transmit a title or property
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take, express, get, channel, communicate, conduct, carry, bring, fetch, transmit, impartimpart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channelverb
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
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canalise, beam, transfer, express, comport, dribble, get, pack, bring, impart, behave, add, send, run, guide, lead, have a bun in the oven, take, communicate, post, expect, channelize, deport, fetch, extend, channelise, deal, pass on, channel, carry, give, transport, stock, bestow, hold, gestate, direct, acquit, broadcast, persuade, leave, conduct, transmit, contain, air, sway, contribute, carry on, stockpile, canalize, lend, bearbring, convey, takeverb
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
"Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
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require, read, occupy, subscribe to, rent, withdraw, institute, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, lend, hold, choose, learn, fill, necessitate, add, consume, drive, hire, consider, need, study, pick out, wreak, express, contain, channel, contract, adopt, film, remove, transmit, lease, contribute, take aim, take up, bring, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, demand, train, impart, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, take in, communicate, submit, shoot, aim, lead, bestow, direct, charter, fetch, play, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, bring in, accept, guide, admit, make for, work, ask, land, conductbring, get, convey, fetchverb
go or come after and bring or take back
"Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
Synonyms:
take, bring in, mystify, make, institute, experience, develop, carry, draw, have, lend, become, sustain, transmit, receive, scram, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, land, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, beat, wreak, set about, get down, add, incur, channel, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, contribute, arrest, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, buzz off, catch, let, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, impart, get, generate, find, baffle, produce, vex, communicate, start out, pose, capture, aim, bestow, perplex, gravel, begin, fetch, father, play, arrive, set out, acquire, come, pay off, bugger off, express, cause, make for, work, nonplus, conduct, commence
How to use convey in a sentence?
Syrian President Bashar Assad:
Sometimes they convey [ a ] message, [ a ] general message, but there's nothing tactical, there is no dialogue. There's, let's say, information, but not dialogue.
There are people who had wanted to live longer but could not. My aunt had always been considerate to others. Both my father and I want to convey what she cherished.
The real agenda of the ministerial is conveying that the United States is not rethinking its commitment to NATO, so far, the administration has not been able to convey that.
The VP responded by neatly expressing our ongoing support for Ukraine, but wanting to hear from President President Zelensky, you know, what the status of President Zelensky reform efforts were that President Zelensky could then convey back to the President.
There is a clear and strong demand for infrastructure development projects in Brazil. All of these figures I have just referred to convey a loud and clear message for those of us in government circles, the message is clear: we must change the potential demand out there into better tangible infrastructure and viable investment projects to be undertaken by private sector capital.
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