CONFERRED (ON) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

conferred (on)

verb

past tense of confer (on)

as in bestowed (on or upon)

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The Navy has provided limited information about the aircraft because its technical and program details remain classified.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Garces-Perez allegedly provided his driver’s license, but ignored agents’ requests to step out of the car.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Chinese manufacturers supplied less than 3% of Europe’s new turbines last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The two entered a room full of mathematicians who were well supplied with lunch, snacks, and coffee and got to work.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

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Several were naked or partially clothed and left in open areas near main roads.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The Sun, who now begin the process of relocating to Houston for next season, gave their loyal, vociferous and orange-clad fans a goodbye present, a 95-81 victory over the Toronto Tempo, just a little something to remember them by.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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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

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