Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "receive" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

give giving send

Derived Terms

RX at the receiving end autoreceive misreceive on the receiving end receivability receiving blanket receiving house receiving line receiving reservoir receiving ship receiving time receiving yard television receive-only transceive

Distinct From

send

Context

american football badminton christianity sports squash telecommunications tennis

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accept acquire celebrate change comprehend consider convert experience fete get greet have partake perceive reckon recognise recognize regard see take touch transfer undergo view

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

accumulate beg blag borrow collect earn eke out finagle find gather hire inveigle preobtain purchase reap scavenge snaffle

Manner Of

accept celebrate change convert get partake see

Related Terms

deserve receipt receivable receivableness receival receiveable receiver receivership receiving receptacle reception receptionist receptive recipient

Related Terms

accept action back be given being being given believe better better give better to catch christmas collect data deliver exchange forward pass get get from getting getting something gifts give give than given giving got hit host incur it is mind obtain operation re re something receipt receivable receiver receptacle reception receptive recipient service sharing shipping take take in taking than than to understand

Similar Terms

accept acquire catch get have take

Synonym Network

experience get meet pick up welcome

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.