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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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Chelicerates rely on grasping appendages, often associated with venom delivery.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“PayPal sits at the center of this change, and I look forward to leading the team to accelerate the delivery of new innovations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In early European trading, the front-month Brent contract for June delivery soared 6.6% to $107.82 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate futures for May rose 6.1% to $106.19 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Apart from bottled water and beverages, PET packaging is also used extensively in industries like beauty, pharmaceuticals and even in restaurants and food delivery as customers seek out convenience and affordability.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

She throws straight and true, and her delivery is, like, lethal.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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