CONFERRING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

conferring

verb

present participle of confer

as in granting

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 consulting

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 conferring The neighborhood/area Mount Etna’s dark mass looms over Zash and the surrounding area, conferring special energy and fertile soil where olive groves, fruit trees, and more exotic cacti and banana trees vie for space. —

Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 Sitting with Cucinelli is like conferring with a living history book. —

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026 Later, after conferring with the official, Izzo had clarification on Davis’ transgression. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 Egypt has long been a permanent fixture of the tourism circuit, its pyramids and mummies conferring an indelible allure. —

Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025 Pumping his fist and scribbling notes Mangione stayed active throughout the hearing, taking notes, reading documents, conferring with his lawyers and occasionally looking back toward his two-dozen or so supporters in the courtroom gallery. —

Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 Purdue University awarded 3,827 engineering degrees that year, with Texas A&M conferring 3,704. —

Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025 Speaking while flying to Brussels for meetings with officials of NATO and the European Union after conferring with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany in London, Zelensky said the talks had made progress. —

Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025 Most people who acquire type 1 diabetes have at least one of two specific-risk-conferring gene variants, or alleles, in this region. —

Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025

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In the final days of his presidency, Joe Biden was similarly assailed for granting a broad pardon to his son Hunter for any offenses committed over the span of more than a decade—as well as for preemptively pardoning a swath of other members of his family and administration.

— Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The planned authorization would mark a shift from Washington’s previous policy of granting individual, case-by-case exemptions to companies seeking to operate in Venezuela’s oil industry.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026