Synonyms of conferring

conferring

verb

present participle of confer

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• granting
• awarding
• giving
• according
• providing
• vesting
• presenting
• offering
• bestowing
• showing
• assigning
• contributing
• supplying
• extending
• furnishing
• allocating
• appointing
• designating
• donating
• appropriating
• proffering
• naming
• setting
• dubbing
• fixing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoking
• calling
• recalling
• rescinding
• repealing
• dropping
• aborting
• abrogating
• nullifying
• invalidating
• annulling
• voiding
• withdrawing
• writing off
• calling off
• retracting
• taking back
• recanting

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consulting
• discussing
• talking
• treating
• advising
• parleying
• arguing
• counseling
• confabulating
• deliberating
• confabbing
• debating
• ventilating
• disputing
• bandying
• suggesting
• guiding
• recommending
• coaching
• talking over
• rehashing
• hashing (over)
• mooting
• batting (around)
• tutoring
• palavering
• chewing over
• referring (to)
• directing
• kicking around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conferring

But after conferring, officials determined there was one second left on the clock. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

By the end of the season, Flores was conferring with Smith on preferences before games. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

There were separate conversations with both managers before conferring with MLB's replay center for a rules check on what crew chief Chris Guccione said was a timing play and not a force play. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

But eccentricity is only the visible tip of the vast iceberg of Vibeke’s mental health issues, and soon Karl and Rikke are conferring in low whispers about whether, and when, to slip some ground-up sleeping pills into her drink. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026

He was seen quietly conferring with his lawyers and appeared focused. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

After conferring, Robinson and the other justices returned the case to the lower court for further proceedings. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026

The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026

After conferring, the umpires agreed, ruling her out. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026