/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of conferred Find synonyms for: Verb1. confer, confabulate, confab, consult, hash out, discuss, talk overusage: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"2. confer, bestow, award, presentusage: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: denizen Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language