conveys

Carries meaning forward

Conveys means to transport or carry from one place to another: The pipeline conveys oil across the state.

More often, it refers to communicating meaning or feeling: Her expression conveyed disappointment.

In legal contexts, to convey property is to transfer ownership formally.

The word suggests successful transmission—what arrives matches what was sent.

communicates

expresses

Communicates through words

communicates · relates · signals · indicates · projects · broadcasts · declares · announces · discloses · reveals

transports

carries

Transports while supporting

bears · brings · ferries · hauls · shuttles · channels · conducts · delivers · dispatches · ships

emotional

evokes

Brings forth mentally

intimates · insinuates · connotes · captures · reflects · embodies · encapsulates · resonates · conjures · invokes

legal

transfers

Relocates or hands off

  • deedsActions or legal titles
  • grantsAwarded funds for purposes
  • assignsDesignates for a purpose

cedes · bequeaths · title · property · entrusts · alienates · demises · passes · settles · vests

Categories
Opposites
communication/transmission of information

conveyswithholds

Refuses to release

conceals · hides · suppresses · obscures · holds back

physical transport/movement

conveysretains

Continues to possess

keeps · holds · withholds · receives · maintains

direction of transfer

conveysreceives

Takes into possession

takes · acquires · obtains · accepts · collects

Phrases
Family

convey, conveyance, conveyed, conveyor, conveying, conveyors

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G