Synonyms of confers

confers

verb

present tense third-person singular of confer

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grants
• awards
• gives
• provides
• bestows
• offers
• accords
• contributes
• presents
• furnishes
• shows
• vests
• assigns
• extends
• donates
• supplies
• allocates
• designates
• appropriates
• appoints
• proffers
• sets
• names
• dubs
• fixes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revokes
• calls
• recalls
• drops
• repeals
• rescinds
• aborts
• nullifies
• abrogates
• invalidates
• annuls
• withdraws
• voids
• retracts
• calls off
• takes back
• writes off
• recants

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consults
• discusses
• argues
• talks
• advises
• counsels
• treats
• confabulates
• confabs
• deliberates
• parleys
• suggests
• ventilates
• moots
• talks over
• bandies
• recommends
• hashes (over)
• debates
• coaches
• refers (to)
• disputes
• guides
• bats (around)
• rehashes
• chews over
• directs
• palavers
• tutors
• kicks around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confers

Misadventure and misbehavior leave him stranded on the porch of a sympathetic chef and restaurateur (Antonio Banderas), whose kitchen offers a tumult of volatile personalities and whose soulful wisdom confers a sense of adult responsibilities. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 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

In their comments, industry groups, the Indoor Tanning Association and the American Suntanning Association, dispute the scientific evidence that exposure to UV radiation at a young age, including from tanning beds, confers greater risk. — Will Stone, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026