CONFERRED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

conferred

verb

past tense of confer

as in granted

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor

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as in consulted

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement

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Recent Examples of conferred Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 In the coming months, my office will dutifully carry out the responsibilities the governor has conferred upon us in this executive order. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Trinidad and Tobago has honored the composer and performer with national awards, and in 1987 the University of the West Indies conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters on Francisco. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 The distinction was conferred on September 1 on the recommendation of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 But big maturity dates loom and refinancing to date has more often conferred higher, not lower, interest rates, a byproduct of them embarking on the project at a time of severe financial strife. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Malnutrition can also lessen the immunity conferred by a vaccine. — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 And the great responsibility that comes with the great powers conferred on the program as Drinkwitz enters his seventh season. — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Nothing in this section shall supersede or limit the jurisdiction conferred on courts of the United States or any State. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

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Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Jayden Dawson has returned to Loyola of Chicago for a fifth season of college basketball after being granted a preliminary injunction by an Indiana judge.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
The pandemic years slowed the project’s development, but granted the creative team more time to finesse the details of the adaptation.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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Warren’s campaign fizzled out, but President Joe Biden later consulted with the group on a proposal to tax families with more than $100 million in assets.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Kwapis consulted with composers, musicologists, record producers, and culture writers to provide commentary for the film.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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Notable In 2025, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing, a hot mic picked up a conversation between Putin and Xi in which the two discussed organ transplants and the possibility of living forever.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The agency and private space company SpaceX have also discussed sending humans to Mars in the not-so-distant future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026