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

Following that investigation last fall, KBI did not provide the court an affidavit recommending the Wyandotte County District Court file charges against Fatherley, although District Attorney Mark Dupree moved forward with the charges anyway. — Sofi Zeman august 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The nine-member Mooresville Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday night in favor of recommending a rezoning for a Sheetz on Alcove Road near Langtree Road. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

In that role, Johnson can receive misconduct complaints, review findings and disciplinary recommendations from the independent police auditor and participate in recommending corrective action. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Also underway this year, more discussions are expected at local districts regarding new state Board of Education guidance last month recommending that districts adopt a bell-to-bell restriction on cellphones. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Initially, there was some professional snobbery about officials who had not reffed at the highest level, potentially recommending that decisions be changed. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Pennsylvania health officials are recommending early or catch-up MMR doses for people as young as 6 months who aren’t fully protected. — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Commissioners recently tasked their historic preservation board with recommending ways to improve preservation efforts. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

That could mean alerting a traveler that a lounge may be crowded, offering the ability to pre-book or recommending an experience based on the traveler’s itinerary. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026