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

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

From chocolate brown to honeysuckle blonde, InStyle breaks down the top 10 hair colors professional hairstylists are recommending. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 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

On Thursday, Nixon, a progressive, said criminal charges should be a possibility, despite the grand jury not recommending them. — Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Katz ended up making the motion in favor of recommending the rezoning, saying the project fit with the town’s zoning plan and surrounding properties. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

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