CONFERRED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

conferred

verb

past tense of confer

as in granted

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor

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as in consulted

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement

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Recent Examples of conferred Adams often conferred there with Samuel Adams or one of the other delegates, strolling under the trees, passing cannonballs piled up in preparation for a possible British attack. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 As Gage was warming up, Stammen and his coaches conferred. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Passing does not make someone an ordained rabbi; ordination is conferred through private rabbis and schools, and most Orthodox communities do not recognize female rabbis. —

Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026 Measles resets the immune system, wiping out some of the immunity conferred by other vaccines. —

Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026 Yet without laws allowing for domestic partnerships of three or more people, they are left spending thousands of dollars on attorney’s fees to craft a patchwork of legal agreements that afford just small fraction of the contractual protection conferred to married couples by default. —

Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 After the umpires conferred, Lloyd was ruled safe. —

Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 The Fed has conferred that temporary designation in the past on a board member to lead the institution when the chair role was vacant. —

Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 Such desperate attempts at grandiosity evoke empty vanity, clutching at physical monuments to prove a greatness that history has not yet conferred. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

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In 2018, Chit became the first person granted a license to open a legal Thai craft brewery, while keeping the original Chit Beer on Koh Kret for those who want the riverside, outlaw-spirit experience.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
On Thursday, May 14, Paul, 31, shared a lengthy Instagram post two weeks after a judge granted her and Mortensen, 33, mutual protective orders for three years in a Salt Lake City courtroom on April 30 following domestic violence allegations earlier this year.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026