recommend

verb

1 his former employer recommended him for the post:

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

speak favorably of, speak well of, put in a good word for, beat the drum for, vouch for, look with favor on;

informal push, plug;

British, informal big something up.

▷antonyms reject, veto.

2 the committee recommended a cautious approach:

advise, counsel, urge, exhort, enjoin, prescribe, speak in favor 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:

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

informal have going for one.