Synonyms of recommending

recommending

verb

present participle of recommend

1

as in handing

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

• handing
• leaving
• giving
• transferring
• entrusting
• delegating
• commending
• delivering
• passing
• committing
• transmitting
• trusting
• confiding
• granting
• relinquishing
• consigning
• loaning
• reposing
• assigning
• submitting
• vesting
• conferring
• distributing
• lending
• handing over
• turning over
• bequeathing
• dividing
• giving over
• dispensing
• supplying
• dealing (out)
• dispersing
• furnishing
• willing
• releasing
• surrendering
• yielding
• advancing
• turning in
• handing down
• recommitting
• handing in
• handing on
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• retransferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• holding
• retaining
• reserving
• receiving
• owning
• withholding
• possessing
• accepting
• taking
• detaining
• holding back
• occupying
• taking in
• taking over

2

as in suggesting

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

• suggesting
• advising
• urging
• advocating
• proposing
• counseling
• favoring
• supporting
• offering
• backing
• championing
• submitting
• exhorting
• espousing
• advancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recommending

Musk responded to Anthropic's announcement by recommending that companies give shares directly to the public. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Instead of swapping in cheaper versions on the low, a lot of shoppers are openly recommending their finds and lining them up next to the originals. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

With very few alternate routes, Caltrans is recommending two lengthy detours around the closure. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Following the September meeting, Associate Dean Manuela Wagner and Stamford Campus Dean Jennifer Orlikoff penned a letter recommending termination. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

There were conditions attached to the Plan Commission’s vote, recommending that the Town Council approve the PUD. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Earlier this year, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network officially added Clairity to its breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending women be tested with Clairity’s technology starting at age 35. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026

City staff disagrees and is recommending that the council deny the appeal on Wednesday and uphold the Planning Commission’s August approval of the project. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The fear is recommending explicit content to someone who doesn’t wish to see it; OnlyFans just began testing discovery in the Netherlands, Blair told me, and will trial in more markets. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026