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

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

Several readers wrote to us recommending Rushdie’s magical realist epic. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of 30 years, with all suspended but 10 years, to be served at the Department of Corrections (DOC). — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The losses prevented Cramer from recommending it as anything more than a speculative investment. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

This seemed to be the case when the community board’s landmarks committee voted against recommending the Madison Avenue renovations to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, only for the full board to side with Spence a couple of days later. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026

Last month, the board voted 3-1 against recommending clemency for Cuesta-Rodriguez. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

More than 40 comments rolled in recommending Chinese restaurants across the metroplex. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026