confer
To give someone an award, title or honour, or to talk something over with others.
confer in a sentence
- The King will confer a knighthood on the brave firefighter.
- The university will confer a special award on the scientist.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to confer?
- Aremove
- Bwithdraw
- Caward
- Dwithhold
Show the answer
C: award. The other three mean the opposite of confer.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to confer?
- Agrant
- Bwithhold
- Caward
- Dpresent
Show the answer
B: withhold. The other three mean nearly the same as confer.
Words that mean something similar
award, grant, present
Words that mean the opposite
withhold, withdraw, remove
More words about speech & sound
- confide: To tell someone a secret because you trust them.
- contest: To argue that something is wrong or unfair and try to change it.
- contradict: To say the opposite of what someone else has said.
- convey: To carry something somewhere, or to make a feeling or idea known.
- curt: Using so few words that you seem rude.
- din: A loud, unpleasant noise that goes on for a long time.
- disclose: To make known something that was secret or hidden.
- dispute: A disagreement or argument between people.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test