TELEGRAPH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TELEGRAPH?

Need another word that means the same as “telegraph”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “telegraph” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Telegraph” are: cable, wire, transmit, convey, communicate, telegraphy

Telegraph as a Noun

Definitions of "Telegraph" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “telegraph” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code.
• A device for transmitting messages by telegraph.
• A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.
• A board displaying scores or other information at a sports match or race meeting.

Synonyms of "Telegraph" as a noun (1 Word)

telegraphy

Communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire.

Usage Examples of "Telegraph" as a noun

• News came from the outside world by telegraph.

Telegraph as a Verb

Definitions of "Telegraph" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “telegraph” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Send (a message) by telegraph.
• Send (someone) a message by telegraph.
• Send cables, wires, or telegrams.
• Convey (an intentional or unconscious message), especially with facial expression or body language.

Synonyms of "Telegraph" as a verb (5 Words)

cable	Provide an area with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television. He cabled her to cancel all arrangements.
communicate	Join or connect. He and his sons haven t communicated for years.
convey	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. The real virtues and diversity of America had never been conveyed in the movies.
transmit	Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. The theatrical gift of being able to transmit emotion.
wire	Install electric circuits or wires in. The columns were wired to the beams for support.

Usage Examples of "Telegraph" as a verb

• She would rush off to telegraph news to her magazine.
• A tiny movement of her arm telegraphed her intention to strike.
• I must go and telegraph Mama.
• I don't own a wedding ring—this telegraphs a sad story.

Associations of "Telegraph" (30 Words)

adapter	Device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible. The adapter converts the lens focal length to 5 5 mm.
barb	A freshwater fish with barbels around the mouth popular in aquaria. Barbed wire.
broadcast	Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. Green manures can be sown broadcast or in rows.
broadcaster	An organization that transmits a programme or information by radio or television. He became a successful broadcaster both on television and the wireless.
broadcasting	A medium that disseminates via telecommunications. The state monopoly on broadcasting.
bungee	Perform a bungee jump. He bungeed 111 metres from the bridge over the Victoria Falls.
cable	Fasten with a cable. This was an occasion for using the telephone not cables teletexes or letters.
camera	Equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other. A video camera.
cameraman	A photographer who operates a movie camera.
commentary	A set of explanatory or critical notes on a text. A narrative overlaid with commentary.
copper	Coat with a layer of copper. Coppered pins.
drama	A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage. Renaissance drama.
hawser	A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
journalist	A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast. He was a seasoned TV journalist.
modem	Send data by modem. Iva and Bill were modeming new programs to New Orleans.
newscaster	A person who reads out broadcast news stories; a newsreader.
plug	A circular piece of metal rubber or plastic used to stop the plughole of a bath or basin and keep the water in it. Plug the hole.
radio	Transmit messages via radio waves. She has written much material for radio.
reporter	A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories.
satellite	Satellite television. A spy satellite.
socket	Place in or fit with a socket. By then arrowheads were normally socketed.
strand	Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue. He tried to pick up the strands of his former life.
telecast	Transmit by television. The programme will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 150 cities.
television	The activity profession or medium of broadcasting on television. The days before television.
thread	A programming structure or process formed by linking a number of separate elements or subroutines especially each of the tasks executed concurrently in multithreading. The Thames was a thread of silver below them.
tv	An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. The British call a tv set a telly.
twine	A lightweight cord. The plant will twine round its support.
vcr	A magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs.
viewer	A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind. Television viewers.
wire	Fasten with wire. An undercover police informer who was wearing a wire.