Also Inflected form of confer conferred con·fer·red UK/kənˈfɜːd/ US/kənˈfɝd/ rare adjective 1. given formally or officially Synonymsbestowedpresented Similargiven WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.