Synonyms for referral
rɪˈfɜr əlre·fer·ral

Princeton's WordNet

1. referralnoun

   a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group

   "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones"

2. referralnoun

   a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred

   "the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist"

3. referralnoun

   the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)

Matched Categories

1. • Case
   • Forwarding
   • Recommendation

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1. List of paraphrases for "referral":

   reference, cross-reference, referrals, renvoi, orientation, guidance, dismissal, transfer, footnote, diversion, references, remission, removal, forwarding

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How to use referral in a sentence?

1. Laurie Johnson:

   We’ve had people call us afterwards or send us emails with pictures of their adopted dogs saying, ‘thank you for the referral,’ it’s definitely exponential in its reach of adoptive homes.

2. James Comey:

   Leaks are always a problem, but especially in the last three-to-six months, where there is a leak of classified information, the FBI -- if it's our information -- makes a referral to the Department of Justice.

3. Texas Law Professor Steve Vladeck:

   The Constitution does not require formal approvalof an impeachment investigation before the House (or a committee thereof) is allowed to conduct one, thus, although the House formally approved such an investigation for President Clinton, there are plenty of other examples of impeachment investigations that were initiated after nothing more than the introduction of an impeachment resolution by a single member, and referral of that resolution to the House Judiciary Committee.

4. The IDPC:

   We yesterday informed Mr Schrems and Facebook of our intention to seek declaratory relief in the Irish High Court and a referral to the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) to determine the legal status of data transfers under standard contractual clauses.

5. Maurice Otieno:

   The policy direction is to re-orientate traditional birth attendants, train them and task them with referral of pregnant mothers.