Synonyms of recommended

recommended

verb

past tense of recommend

1

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

serious gastronomes should recommend their stomachs to the restaurant's chef, giving full rein to his culinary prowess and imagination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• left
• gave
• entrusted
• transferred
• delegated
• commended
• delivered
• confided
• passed
• trusted
• committed
• granted
• transmitted
• relinquished
• loaned
• consigned
• vested
• submitted
• assigned
• handed over
• turned over
• conferred
• distributed
• supplied
• divided
• lent
• reposed
• dispensed
• bequeathed
• gave over
• furnished
• dispersed
• dealt (out)
• handed down
• released
• yielded
• turned in
• handed in
• surrendered
• advanced
• willed
• handed on
• recommitted
• retransferred
• retransmitted
• redelivered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• held
• retained
• reserved
• received
• owned
• withheld
• accepted
• possessed
• took
• held back
• detained
• occupied
• took in
• took over

2

as in suggested

to put forward (something) as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action

I would recommend you look into that option a little more closely because I don't think it will work nearly as well as you think

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggested
• advised
• urged
• proposed
• advocated
• counseled
• favored
• offered
• backed
• supported
• submitted
• championed
• exhorted
• espoused
• advanced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recommended

Follow recommended dosing instructions on the product label or from your healthcare provider. — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026

Claudinne Ogaldes, executive secretary of CONRED, recommended residents in the three municipalities cover their water deposits and use face masks as protection from ash. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Airbnb recommended The Tides by the Sea, a guest favorite overlooking the shoreline. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Staff recommended setting clear rules that every data center would have to follow, instead of making commissioners vote on each proposal. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

City staff have recommended the plan’s denial, according to the staff report. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

This is important because GLP-1s are not recommended in pregnancy. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Waidbacher was on a commission that recommended the building be used either for a charitable or an official administrative purpose. — CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The city’s proposal would lower the number of firefighters on a truck from four to three for 10 hours per day, which is below the number recommended by the National Fire Protection Association. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026