Synonyms for Re-commended:

• adj.

  •endorsed (adjective)
  • concluded,
  • Legalized,
  • ratified,
  • notarized,
  • sealed,
  • sponsored,
  • Upheld,
  • affirmed,
  • ok'd boosted,
  • backed,
  • attested,
  • validated,
  • Underwritten,
  • settled.
  •favored (adjective)
  • elite,
  • privileged,
  • fair-haired,
  • well-liked,
  • lucky,
  • best-liked,
  • sweetheart,
  • advantaged,
  • singled out,
  • chosen,
  • blessed,
  • preferred,
  • recommended,
  • pet.
  •featured (adjective)
  • advertised,
  • highlighted,
  • Displayed.
  •moved (adjective)
  • Submitted,
  • Introduced.
  •prescribed (adjective)
  • prescriptive,
  • ethical,
  • thetic,
  • Magistral,
  • arbitrary,
  • Thetical.
  •proposed (adjective)
  • prospective,
  • Volunteered,
  • Schemed,
  • Urged,
  • Contemplated,
  • Purposed,
  • determined,
  • pressed,
  • planned,
  • advised,
  • moved,
  • intended,
  • expected,
  • contingent,
  • designed,
  • advanced,
  • considered,
  • scheduled,
  • Proffered,
  • arranged.
  •recommended (adjective)
  • Commended,
  • suggested,
  • Advocated,
  • sanctioned,
  • endorsed,
  • supported,
  • approved,
  • Mentioned,
  • selected,
  • Praised,
  • favored.
  •required (adjective)
  • requisite.
  •required/requisite (adjective)
  • indispensable,
  • needed,
  • due,
  • right,
  • deserved,
  • Compulsatory,
  • just,
  • appropriate,
  • Demanded,
  • unavoidable,
  • prescribed,
  • imperative,
  • condign,
  • obligatory,
  • called for,
  • vital,
  • rightful,
  • prerequisite,
  • essential,
  • needful,
  • suitable,
  • compulsory,
  • set,
  • imperious,
  • mandatory,
  • enforced.
  •suggested (adjective)
  • Hinted,
  • implied,
  • Prompted,
  • reminded,
  • Counseled,
  • Offered,
  • Propounded,
  • Indicated,
  • proposed.
  •urged (adjective)
  • adopted,
  • Pushed,
  • Promoted,
  • Boosted,
  • aided.

• v.

  •acclaim (verb)
  • hear it for,
  • cheer,
  • clap,
  • give a bouquet,
  • root,
  • hand it to,
  • approve,
  • blow horn,
  • give a posy,
  • give kudos,
  • rave,
  • puff up,
  • stroke,
  • boost,
  • hail,
  • honor,
  • recommend,
  • salute,
  • push.
  •advise (verb)
  • move,
  • dissuade,
  • preach,
  • point out,
  • instruct,
  • update,
  • opine,
  • put bug in ear,
  • direct,
  • caution,
  • tout,
  • Forewarn,
  • level with,
  • put in two cents,
  • guide,
  • admonish,
  • charge,
  • prepare,
  • give a pointer,
  • warn,
  • kibitz,
  • give a tip,
  • prompt,
  • encourage.
  •advocate (verb)
  • go for,
  • get on bandwagon,
  • hold with,
  • build up,
  • stump for,
  • bolster,
  • plead for,
  • campaign for,
  • go with,
  • advise,
  • say so,
  • go to bat for,
  • promote,
  • champion,
  • give a leg up,
  • argue for,
  • side,
  • give a lift,
  • vindicate,
  • press for,
  • brace up,
  • defend,
  • run interference for,
  • speak for,
  • root for,
  • spread around,
  • countenance,
  • bless,
  • further,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • support,
  • plump for,
  • be in corner.
  •applaud (verb)
  • give a hand,
  • kudize,
  • give ovation.
  •approve (verb)
  • empower,
  • dig,
  • accredit,
  • authorize,
  • get behind,
  • lap up,
  • establish,
  • accede,
  • subscribe to,
  • validate,
  • okay,
  • license,
  • agree,
  • mandate,
  • give go-ahead,
  • seal,
  • buy into,
  • go along with,
  • affirm,
  • groove,
  • buy,
  • sign off on,
  • pronounce,
  • permit,
  • charter,
  • accept,
  • hats off to,
  • ratify,
  • acquiesce,
  • concur,
  • sign,
  • make law,
  • maintain,
  • thumbs up,
  • make valid,
  • consent,
  • push for,
  • assent,
  • certify.
  •come up with (verb)
  • furnish,
  • discover,
  • provide,
  • uncover,
  • stumble upon,
  • invent,
  • compose,
  • originate,
  • present,
  • bring forth,
  • submit,
  • produce,
  • detect,
  • offer,
  • find.
  •compliment (verb)
  • pat on the back,
  • worship,
  • pay respects,
  • Panegyrize,
  • fawn upon,
  • satisfy,
  • please,
  • make much of,
  • ingratiate oneself with,
  • roose,
  • give bouquet,
  • sing praises of,
  • soothe,
  • pay tribute to,
  • cajole,
  • trade last,
  • felicitate,
  • toast,
  • wish joy to,
  • adulate,
  • charm,
  • butter up,
  • commemorate,
  • congratulate,
  • take off hat to.
  •counsel (verb)
  • order,
  • put heads together,
  • reprehend,
  • keep posted,
  • teach,
  • show the ropes,
  • give two cents,
  • confab,
  • wise one up,
  • inform,
  • huddle,
  • tip off,
  • give pointer,
  • tip.
  •defend (verb)
  • sustain,
  • plead,
  • apologize for,
  • rationalize,
  • warrant,
  • exonerate,
  • exculpate,
  • stonewall,
  • speak up for,
  • come to defense of,
  • stick up for,
  • prove a case,
  • explain,
  • bear one out,
  • assert,
  • thump for,
  • espouse,
  • guarantee,
  • stand up for,
  • aid,
  • back up,
  • argue,
  • befriend,
  • cover for,
  • say in defense.
  •endorse (verb)
  • stand behind,
  • give one's word,
  • underwrite,
  • give a boost to,
  • rubber-stamp,
  • attest,
  • give green light,
  • give the go-ahead,
  • lend one's name to,
  • give the nod,
  • witness,
  • authenticate.
  •felicitate (verb)
  • rejoice with.
  •go to bat for (verb)
  • go to the wall for.
  •hail (verb)
  • greet,
  • acknowledge,
  • welcome,
  • recognize.
  •introduce (verb)
  • lead off,
  • knock down,
  • bring up,
  • get together,
  • do the honors,
  • acquaint,
  • usher,
  • harbinger,
  • announce,
  • fix up,
  • herald,
  • Familiarize,
  • open,
  • open up,
  • precede,
  • moot,
  • lead into,
  • kick off,
  • ventilate,
  • come out with,
  • air,
  • start ball rolling,
  • get things rolling,
  • bring out,
  • pave the way,
  • broach,
  • preface,
  • give introduction,
  • set forth,
  • spring with.
  •move (verb)
  • induce,
  • inspirit,
  • persuade,
  • instigate,
  • excite,
  • shift,
  • cause,
  • drive,
  • impress,
  • incite,
  • strike,
  • activate,
  • draw up,
  • prevail upon,
  • touch,
  • operate,
  • give rise to,
  • sway,
  • budge,
  • impel,
  • work on,
  • start,
  • carry,
  • rouse,
  • shove,
  • agitate,
  • inspire,
  • actuate,
  • propel,
  • convert,
  • quicken,
  • play on,
  • tug at,
  • bring,
  • get going,
  • stir,
  • turn,
  • affect,
  • stimulate,
  • lead,
  • introduce.
  •nominate (verb)
  • intend,
  • name,
  • decide,
  • specify,
  • commission,
  • Cognominate,
  • make,
  • appoint,
  • put down for,
  • term,
  • slot,
  • elect,
  • choose,
  • purpose,
  • assign,
  • put up,
  • tab,
  • slate,
  • draft,
  • proffer,
  • tender,
  • call,
  • tap,
  • elevate,
  • mean,
  • denominate.
  •praise (verb)
  • resound,
  • pay homage,
  • smile on,
  • cry up,
  • pay tribute,
  • sing the praises,
  • distinguish,
  • puff,
  • proclaim,
  • aggrandize,
  • give thanks,
  • flatter,
  • ennoble,
  • cite,
  • dignify,
  • admire,
  • bow down,
  • reverence,
  • rave over,
  • appreciate.
  •promote (verb)
  • hype,
  • nurture,
  • cooperate,
  • sell,
  • contribute,
  • work for,
  • improve,
  • advertise,
  • call attention to,
  • subsidize,
  • publicize,
  • forward,
  • benefit,
  • popularize,
  • assist,
  • succor,
  • serve,
  • propagandize,
  • develop,
  • patronize,
  • sponsor,
  • avail,
  • speed,
  • foster,
  • nourish,
  • cry.
  •propose (verb)
  • press,
  • request,
  • lay on the line,
  • Propone,
  • invite,
  • speak one's piece,
  • proposition,
  • adduce,
  • move for,
  • lay before,
  • volunteer,
  • pose,
  • hold out,
  • spitball,
  • ask,
  • make a pitch,
  • come up with,
  • state,
  • nominate,
  • solicit,
  • put to,
  • contend,
  • hit on,
  • prefer,
  • propound,
  • make a motion.
  •recommend (verb)
  • glorify,
  • put in a good word,
  • counsel,
  • acclaim,
  • exhort,
  • vouch for,
  • extol,
  • urge,
  • enjoin,
  • commend,
  • plug,
  • compliment,
  • applaud,
  • exalt,
  • go on record for,
  • confirm,
  • think highly of,
  • magnify,
  • justify,
  • esteem,
  • advance,
  • front for,
  • eulogize,
  • prescribe,
  • second,
  • stand by,
  • advocate,
  • put on to,
  • sanction,
  • be all for,
  • celebrate,
  • favor,
  • propose,
  • praise,
  • back,
  • prize,
  • steer,
  • endorse,
  • be satisfied with,
  • speak well of,
  • suggest,
  • uphold,
  • speak highly of,
  • put forward,
  • hold up,
  • laud,
  • value.
  •refer (verb)
  • pass on,
  • send,
  • deliver,
  • point,
  • put in touch,
  • commit,
  • relegate,
  • transfer,
  • hand in,
  • turn over,
  • hand over,
  • consign.
  •suggest (verb)
  • put,
  • conjecture,
  • put on to something,
  • theorize.
  •urge (verb)
  • influence,
  • wheedle,
  • spur,
  • tempt,
  • insist on,
  • appeal to,
  • entreat,
  • implore,
  • hasten,
  • attract,
  • goad,
  • force,
  • fire up,
  • conjure,
  • egg on,
  • adjure,
  • compel,
  • maneuver,
  • put up to,
  • beseech.
  •vote (verb)
  • enact,
  • determine,
  • put in office,
  • cast vote,
  • go to the polls,
  • enfranchise,
  • confer,
  • judge,
  • opt,
  • ballot,
  • cast ballot,
  • return,
  • declare,
  • grant,
  • effect.
  •warn (verb)
  • reprove,
  • threaten,
  • post,
  • fill in,
  • predict,
  • forbid,
  • put on guard,
  • wise up,
  • clue,
  • notify,
  • signal,
  • alert,
  • give warning,
  • remonstrate,
  • apprise,
  • forearm,
  • make aware,
  • remind,
  • summon,
  • clue in,
  • give the high sign,
  • address,
  • lay it out,
  • deprecate,
  • hint,
  • give fair warning,
  • tell,
  • cry wolf.

Antonyms for Re-commended:

• adj.

  • endorsed
    Vetoed, cancelled.
  • favored
    Disfavored, unpopular.
  • moved
    resident, remaining.
  • prescribed
    unprescribed.
  • recommended
    disapproved, discredited, discouraged.
  • required
    voluntary, inessential.
  • required/requisite
    nonessential, unnecessary, optional.
  • urged
    condemned, prohibited, opposed.

• v.

  • acclaim
    berate, damn, vituperate, reproach, dishonor.
  • advise
    keep mum, neglect, delude, keep quiet, keep secret, betray, lie, pretend, trick, stop, fool, deceive.
  • advocate
    prevent, hide, hurt, conceal, attack, hinder, assail, impugn, halt, undermine, block.
  • applaud
    keep silent, depress.
  • approve
    differ, dissent, disagree, renounce, disallow, repudiate, object, contradict, veto, destroy, decline, dispute, invalidate, disprove.
  • come up with
    lose, withhold, take, pass by, miss.
  • compliment
    upset, libel, shame, disrespect, complain, repel, anger, slander, forget, worry, displease.
  • counsel
    learn, approve, mislead, misguide.
  • defend
    ignore, quit, desert, leave, surrender, abandon, punish, relinquish, sentence, resign, forsake, accuse.
  • endorse
    Unauthorize.
  • hail
    dribble, disparage, whisper, drip, disdain, slight.
  • introduce
    subtract, close, close up, end, finish, extract, take away, erase.
  • move
    dull, slow, calm, remain, leave alone, repress, hold, pause, dishearten, keep, suppress, fix, tranquilize, delay, lull, quiet, stay.
  • nominate
    take back, pass over.
  • praise
    demote, degrade, overlook, disgrace, belittle, lower.
  • promote
    harm, lessen, discredit, impede, weaken, cease, injure, let down, starve, obstruct, handicap, deprive.
  • propose
    answer, retreat, repulse, reply, disbelieve.
  • propound
    withdraw.
  • recommend
    deny, blame, condemn, disapprove, mock, censure, castigate, disregard, denounce, dissuade, dislike, protest, criticize, humiliate, discourage, reject, debase, refuse, decrease, hate, insult, oppose.
  • refer
    hold back, retain, receive.
  • suggest
    declare, tell, prove, order, demand.
  • urge
    let go, check, turn off, pull.
  • vote
    abstain.
  • warn
    praise, commend, allow, laud, permit, disorganize, compliment.