/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of re lay Find synonyms for: Noun1. relay, passage, handing overusage: the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"2. relay, shiftusage: a crew of workers who relieve another crew3. relay, teamusage: a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals4. relay, relay race, raceusage: a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance5. relay, electrical relay, electrical deviceusage: electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuitVerb1. relay, communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put acrossusage: pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"2. relay, operate, controlusage: control or operate by relayWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language