CONFERS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

confers

verb

present tense third-person singular of confer

as in grants

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 consults

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 confers On the afternoon of commencement, in May, about a thousand people filed into the United Supermarkets Arena, the basketball coliseum where Texas Tech confers its law degrees. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine confers a high degree of protection. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 This is tied to their motion or degrees of freedom inside the crystalline material, which also confers multiple flavors or spin patterns to the excitons. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Once any studio can reach a television over the open internet, owning the wire no longer confers the same advantage over owning the content, and the two businesses no longer share the same reason to sit together. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Nearly every step confers a benefit on someone; almost none imposes a cost on the party that walks away. — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 The graininess of the photos also confers an appropriately gritty quality. — Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 The act confers additional deduction benefits for overtime hours. — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026 The man received a bone marrow donation from his brother, who has a rare genetic mutation called CCR5Δ32 that confers resistance to HIV-1, the most common type of human immunodeficiency virus. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026

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Trump used Section 740 of the 1973 Home Rule Act, which allows a president to take control of Washington's police for emergency situations for 30 days, unless Congress grants an extension.

— Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Where the case goes from here The next phase of the litigation is whether Reyes grants a preliminary injunction to block the administration from taking further golf course-altering moves.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Eric Potma, a UC Irvine chemistry professor who consults for the company, told Wired this week that its technology is worth exploring despite significant technical challenges.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
In a Silence of the Lambs nod, Vision consults Ultron for insight into Paladin’s predator mind-set but quickly realizes Ultron leaked his location, enabling the attack.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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This article discusses all six episodes of Netflix’s The New Stanford Prison Experiment.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The film follows a cast that discusses their memories, their relationships and their identity — all through the lens of color, Adidas said.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026