Recommended vs. Featured — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Recommended and Featured
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Definitions
Recommended➦
To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse
Recommended him for the job.
Recommended a car instead of an SUV.
Featured➦
Given special prominence, attention, or publicity
A featured item at a sale.
Recommended➦
To make attractive or acceptable
This book has much to recommend it.
Featured➦
Having a specified kind of facial features. Often used in combination
Sharp-featured.
Plain-featured.
Recommended➦
To advise or counsel
She recommended that we be on time.
Featured➦
Displayed with special treatment
This month's featured products are on the first page of the catalogue.
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Recommended➦
To commit to the charge of another; entrust
"By these our letters we would have the safety of his person ... recommended to your care" (John Milton).
Featured➦
(in combination) Having features of a particular kind.
The broad-featured son of a farmer
Recommended➦
To give advice or counsel
"recommended against signing an international agreement" (Time).
Featured➦
Past participle of feature
Recommended➦
Simple past tense and past participle of recommend
Featured➦
Shaped; fashioned.
How noble, young, how rarely featured!
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Recommended➦
Mentioned as worthy of acceptance;
The recommended medicine
The suggested course of study
Featured➦
Having features; formed into features.
The well-stained canvas or the featured stone.
Featured➦
Made a feature or highlight; given prominence;
A featured actor
A featured item at the sale
Featured➦
Having facial features as specified; usually used in combination;
A grim-featured man
