Is it correct to say highly recommended?
It’s actually wrong to say “I highly recommend this,” and I’ll explain why. You should say “I strongly recommend this.” The reason is that when you say that something is highly recommended, you mean that it is recommended by those with great credentials for recommending it.
How do you use highly recommended in a sentence?
Both the catalogue and the exhibition are highly recommended to all lovers of drawings. You never had to worry about anything, because you knew the outfitters had come highly recommended. This place comes highly recommended, though its services are definitely high-end.
What is the difference between highly and strongly?
As adverbs the difference between highly and strongly is that highly is in a high or esteemed manner while strongly is in a strong or powerful manner.
What’s another way to say I highly recommend?
What is another word for strongly recommend?
urge | advocate |
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counsel | implore |
beseech | enjoin |
exhort | forcefully suggest |
impel | recommend forcefully |
What can I say instead of highly recommend?
What is another word for strongly recommend?
urge | advocate |
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beseech | enjoin |
exhort | forcefully suggest |
impel | recommend forcefully |
prescribe | beg |
What’s another word for highly recommended?
Do you use to after recommend?
For a focus on who the suggestion pertains to, they’re followed by a pronoun or noun (person) either after the verb (advise) or at the end of a sentence with “to” (recommend, suggest). These verbs are all used when one person wants to tell someone else what he or she should do.
Is strongly not recommended?
‘Not strongly recommended’ could mean ‘somewhat recommended’, although not in the strongest terms. ‘Strongly not recommended’ is unambiguous. It is not recommended in any way. You would have to be just plain perverse to use something which was ‘not strongly recommended’.
What is recommendable?
adjective. Worth doing, especially for practical reasons: advisable, expedient, well. recommandable.
What is another name for recommend?
What is another word for recommend?
suggest | endorse |
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advocate | propose |
offer | advance |
commend | nominate |
pose | proffer |
What is the opposite of recommend?
What is the opposite of recommend?
dissuade | dehort |
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discourage | disincline |
detract | prevent |
put off | argue against |
disapprove of | caution against |
What is another word for not recommended?
What is another word for not recommended?
inadvisable | ill-advised |
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misconceived | misguided |
tactless | undiplomatic |
wrong-headed | careless |
harebrained | improper |
What do we use after recommend?
Unlike many verbs, suggest and recommend are not followed by an object + infinitive. We generally use either a gerund (VerbING) or a clause with that.
What is highly recommendable?
What is a stronger word than recommended?
To urge or advise (someone) to do something. urge. advocate. counsel. implore.
Which word could replace recommended?
In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for recommendation, like: advice, condemnation, commendation, endorsement, suggestion, proposal, support, direction, opinion, good word and advocacy.
What is the base word for recommend?
Word Origin for recommend C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin re- + commendāre to commend.
What is the use of had better?
We use had better to refer to the present or the future, to talk about actions we think people should do or which are desirable in a specific situation. The verb form is always had, not have. We normally shorten it to ‘d better in informal situations.
How do you say highly recommend?
Synonyms
- highly recommend.
- strongly suggest.
- urge.
- recommend highly.
- strongly advise.
- definitely recommend.
- heartily recommend.
- recommend definitely.
I know the practice has worked for a lot of people, and it was highly recommended to me. And speaking of highly recommended, HBO is nearly half way through rerunning the first season of Deadwood, the best western drama ever televised. He’s a fantastic young man, is very respectful and comes highly recommended.
What kind of verb is recommend?
recommend
present simple I / you / we / they recommend | /ˌrekəˈmend/ /ˌrekəˈmend/ |
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he / she / it recommends | /ˌrekəˈmendz/ /ˌrekəˈmendz/ |
past simple recommended | /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/ /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/ |
past participle recommended | /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/ /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/ |
-ing form recommending | /ˌrekəˈmendɪŋ/ /ˌrekəˈmendɪŋ/ |
What word can I use instead of recommend?
synonyms for recommend
- advocate.
- back.
- confirm.
- favor.
- prescribe.
- propose.
- uphold.
- urge.