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. Sarah Sanders:

   We're giving you the best information that we're going to have, obviously the press team's not going to be as read-in, maybe, as some other elements, at a given moment, on a variety of topics. But we relay the best and most accurate information that we have, and we get those from those individuals.

2. 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.

3. Claude Arnold:

   In the case of Iraq, when we had troops on the ground, we were able to get intelligence on bad actors, now we rely on the Iraqi government to not only obtain the intelligence, but also to relay it to us.

4. Yu Kurashige:

   I think the torch relay is something that's really important for Japan but this time cancellation was unavoidable, the most important thing is everyone's safety.

5. Christian Coleman:

   Of course, like I see Justin Gatlin all the time, we practise the relay and we talk from time to time. But we never really talk about the race or anything like that even though we are both one of the favorites to win, one of like many, i just try to focus on one person. We are at a world championships. So it is a world class field, anybody can take it. So I am just excited about competing against everybody, not just Justin Gatlin.