counselling

VERB

give advice

Synonyms

STRONG

admonish advise advocate caution charge confab direct enjoin exhort guide huddle inform instruct kibitz order prescribe prompt recommend reprehend steer suggest teach tip tout urge warn

WEAK

give pointer give two cents keep posted put bug in ear put heads together put on to show the ropes tip off wise one up

Antonyms

STRONG

approve conceal discourage dissuade hide learn misguide mislead neglect prevent

Example Sentences

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Thilothama, who works for Thozhi, a Chennai-based charity supporting transgender people, has spent more than a decade helping others find work and counselling those navigating rejection and uncertainty.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Marns was left homeless and needing counselling as a result.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

At a human rights centre in Tehran, Aysha - whose name has been changed - is counselling a distressed mother on the telephone.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Eswatini's government has said US deportees were "in good hands" and receiving healthcare, including counselling.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Straight leaped the stranger from his horse and stroked The part diseased, thus counselling: “The flour Of wheat and milk boil quickly on a fire, And spread the mixture warm upon the tumor.”

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster