Definitions

sign over

VERB

cede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capitulate communicate concede give in give up grant hand over relinquish renounce transfer waive

STRONG

abdicate accord alien alienate allow convey drop fold leave resign vouchsafe yield

WEAK

abalienate come across with deed fork over make over part with remise throw in the sponge throw in the towel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hold keep refuse

STRONG

challenge continue deny disallow disapprove maintain oppose reject retain withhold

WEAK

defend gain guard take over win

VERB

transfer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign bring carry cede change convert deliver dispatch ferry find give hand over move pass on provide relocate remove sell send shift ship supply transmit transport turn over

STRONG

bear cart consign convey deed delegate dislocate dispense displace disturb express feed forward hand haul lug mail metamorphose post relegate shoulder taxi tote transfigure translate transmogrify transmute transplant transpose

WEAK

make over pass the buck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail fight fix hold hold back keep lose persist receive remain retain stay take withhold

STRONG

maintain order refuse stagnate

VERB

trust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commit entrust

STRONG

advance aid assign command commission confer confide consign delegate grant lend let loan patronize store transfer

WEAK

give over let out make trustee put into hands of turn over

Antonyms

STRONG

borrow hinder hold impede keep obstruct oppose

WEAK

disbelieve distrust mistrust

Example Sentences

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Last week, Kinney, Drazba and Gene Stilp, another longtime foe, drove to the plant gate and stuck a homemade “NO T.M.I. RESTART” sign over the facility’s new corporate name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

This Moneyist reader wrote to say her brother was putting pressure on their mother to sign over the house.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

The kid who once stood outside the Rose Bowl holding a sign over his head that read, “One day I will play here!” did more than appear inside the storied stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

"This requires a signature by a civil servant to sign over the reserve, and I can't really understand why it would take any length of time to do that," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

He was concentrating on the exit sign over the door, which may or may not have been a message for me to get out.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

sign over

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