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. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The conservation of nature isn't a sprint but a timeless relay; each generation passing the baton of responsibility. It's our turn—let's do it devotedly and diligently.

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. 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.

4. William Whitlock:

   I proudly displayed that flag on the dashboard of my truck as I drove my segment of the relay, and I hope that everyone on the road that day not only looked at the special trailer we have, but sees it and reads it and checks out Children of Fallen Patriots and supports it, for me, it's duty and love…No man left behind.

5. 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.