Synonyms for relay
ˈri leɪ; rɪˈleɪre·lay

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1. relay

   Synonyms:
   reinforcement, recruitment, refreshment, supply, relief

   Antonyms:
   exhaustion, consumption

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1. relaynoun

   the act of passing something along from one person or group to another

   "the relay was successful"

   Synonyms:
   electrical relay, relay race

2. relaynoun

   a crew of workers who relieve another crew

   Synonyms:
   electrical relay, relay race

3. relaynoun

   a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals

   Synonyms:
   electrical relay, relay race

4. relay, relay racenoun

   a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

   Synonyms:
   electrical relay, relay race

5. relay, electrical relayverb

   electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit

   Synonyms:
   electrical relay, relay race

6. relayverb

   pass along

   "Please relay the news to the villagers"

7. relayverb

   control or operate by relay

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Pass On
   • Passage
   • Race
   • Shift
   • Team

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1. relaynoun

   Synonyms:
   reinforcement

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1. List of paraphrases for "relay":

   relays, healnet, rly, retransmit, relais, retransmission, relaybox, reay, roadhouse, baton

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How to use relay in a sentence?

1. Paula Reed:

   It's really hard -- I know as almost every parent knows their child, so if we could just talk to him and hear him say he's okay, then I'm able to tell through his voice if he really is okay or if he's saying he's okay because he doesn't want me to worry but he's really suffering more, it would just be nice, even if it's not just us, if they could call the Embassy and relay that to us. We just want to know how Vladimir Putin's feeling.

2. Tiril Eckhoff:

   It was an amazing relay, it was so much up and down, and I had a really tough leg, but I had amazing teammates who made it possible.

3. Kathrine Switzer/Boston Herald -RRB- Switzer:

   All I could do was relay what I was seeing. I didn’t see any of the horrors, but what I saw was horrible enough.

4. Tessa Lau:

   We think of it as our robots taking over tasks but not taking over jobs, if you think of a task as walking down a hall and waiting for an elevator, Relay’s really good at that.

5. Godspower Gbenekema:

   Nobody represented the Avengers in that meeting, we used that opportunity to relay to the minister the problems of the Niger Delta such as lack of development and neglect.