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

Several other states have laws requiring or recommending school observances, bringing the number of states with some policy to at least 40. — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

As part of its vote, the council also approved an amendment introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian recommending the city attorney assess potential legal liabilities for mandating in-person training requirements. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Deep reds, juicy purples, and glassy blacks are just some of the colors that the experts are recommending. — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026

The service Warm and efficient, offering to show you around the historic corners of the hotel, remembering coffee orders at breakfast, and recommending dishes on the menu as if cooking supper in their own home. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Yet the same company would show up repeatedly in articles describing a particular market or recommending providers in a particular category. — Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Here are 10 of the stocks JPMorgan is recommending in September. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Biden called for reforms, too, in his final year, recommending that the Court’s Justices be limited to eighteen-year terms, staggered so that Presidents could appoint one every two years. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Among those recommending 78 degrees Fahrenheit are Chicago's Constellation, New York and Massachusetts' National Grid and Florida's Carrier. — James Powel, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026