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/ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/ · noun
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring..
The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me.
After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.
Use referral when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Referral means The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me.
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