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delivery

[dih-liv-uh-ree] / dɪˈlɪv ə ri /
NOUN
transfer, transmittal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consignment distribution shipment transmission
STRONG
carting commitment conveyance dispatch drop mailing portage post rendition surrender
WEAK
freighting giving over handing over impartment intrusting parcel post
Antonyms
WEAK
capture confinement hold imprisonment keeping quiet restraint retention secrecy
NOUN
articulation of message
Synonyms
STRONG
accent diction elocution emphasis enunciation inflection intonation modulation pronunciation speech utterance
Antonyms
STRONG
silence unimportance
WEAK
capture confinement hold imprisonment keeping quiet restraint retention secrecy
NOUN
childbirth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
birth
STRONG
accouchement bearing birthing childbearing confinement labor lying-in parturition travail
WEAK
Caesarian section bringing forth geniture
Antonyms
WEAK
capture confinement hold imprisonment keeping quiet restraint retention secrecy
NOUN
giving of freedom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
release
STRONG
deliverance emancipation escape freeing liberation pardon rescue salvage salvation
Antonyms
WEAK
capture confinement hold imprisonment keeping quiet restraint retention secrecy

Example Sentences

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India's aviation sector is facing pressure from rising costs, disrupted international routes due to the conflict in the Middle East, aircraft delivery delays and tighter regulatory scrutiny.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Activities in support of delivery of care, like payment transactions, back-office corporate and customer service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Tesla stock dropped 5.4% on Thursday, ahead of the holiday weekend, after the company reported weaker-than-expected delivery figures.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Amazon had planned to rely more on its own delivery infrastructure for packages, Reuters said, adding that the company had taken issue with the USPS’s plans to put its last-mile delivery coverage up for auction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

We were sitting in Tante Jans’s front room with Kik and some other young men, who had made us a delivery of forged travel-permits too late to get home by curfew.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.