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 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 On March 10, 2023, King Charles conferred the title of Duke of Edinburgh onto Edward. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 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 Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine requires less time between strain selection and public circulation, which could allow for a closer match between the immunity conferred by vaccines and the season’s circulating influenza strains. — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 And this activity can be conferred by adding a certain receptor protein. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

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The woman had been granted a spot at Franklin, and the pair were waiting with her for a transport vehicle.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
The California Coastal Commission, which last year granted the air show a five-year operating permit, had reached out to both cities and the event organizers before the decision was made to remove the eggs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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Instead of showing who reports to whom, an AI-native org chart could map which employees and AI agents have access to which systems, who can spend from which budgets, and who gets consulted on which projects.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
But seven plaintiffs maintained in court on September 18 that only two relatives, Gilles and Nicholas Flavian, had signed the agreement and that the rest had not been consulted, per the newspaper.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of consulted

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By the time their aspirations became public one year ago, and the Major Arena Soccer League awarded the region a men’s and a women’s team, officials had mapped out potential funding mechanisms.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
He has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, NASA Distinguished Service Medal and NASA Space Exploration Medal.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of awarded

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Under the version that’s been discussed, the federal credit could be stacked on top of state credits, and in some states taxpayers would end up covering close to half the budget of a movie made by Netflix, Apple, or Amazon.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
In July 2026, Richard Teng discussed utility as an important factor in digital-asset adoption, including services that combine payments, wallets, and other financial functions.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026