recommend

[rek-uh-mend] / ˌrɛk əˈmɛnd /

VERB

advise, approve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate back confirm endorse favor justify praise prescribe propose suggest uphold urge

STRONG

acclaim advance applaud celebrate commend compliment counsel enjoin esteem eulogize exalt exhort extol glorify laud magnify plug prize sanction second steer value

WEAK

be all for be satisfied with front for go on record for hold up put forward put in a good word put on to speak highly of speak well of stand by think highly of vouch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

censure condemn deny discourage dissuade oppose protest reject

STRONG

blame castigate criticize debase decrease denounce disapprove dislike disregard hate humiliate insult mock refuse

Example Sentences

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I do not recommend running up a bunch of credit card debt to start a music career.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“I’m in heavy therapy. I was in marriage counseling while doing this album,” she admitted before noting that she and her spouse are “so good now that I recommend it to everyone.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

They also recommend that PE is granted the same status as English, mathematics and science in schools.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“The top priority in admissions decisions should be academic achievement,” the authors write, and they recommend that Yale “reduce preferences for special classes of applicants.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“You know he has nothing to recommend him but money and a ridiculous roll of addle-headed predecessors; now, don’t you?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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