Recommend

1‘his former employer recommended him for the post’

SYNONYMS

advocate, endorse, commend, approve, suggest, put forward, propose, advance, nominate, put up, mention

speak favourably of, speak well of, put in a good word for, beat the drum for, vouch for, look with favour on

informal push, plug

British informal big something up

ANTONYMS

reject, veto

2‘the committee recommended a cautious approach’

SYNONYMS

advise, counsel, urge, exhort, enjoin, prescribe, speak in favour of, speak for, argue for, back, support, offer as one's opinion

suggest, advocate, propose

ANTONYMS

argue against

3‘I had no editorial experience, and little else to recommend me’

SYNONYMS

have in one's favour, render appealing, render attractive, render desirable, endow with appeal, endow with attraction, give an advantage to

informal have going for one

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