advice

[ad-vahys] / ædˈvaɪs /

NOUN

recommendation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid consultation encouragement guidance help information input instruction judgment lesson news opinion prescription proposal recommendation suggestion tip view warning word

STRONG

admonition advisement advocacy caution charge counsel directions dissuasion exhortation forewarning injunction persuasion proposition steer teaching telltale tidings tip-off

WEAK

bum steer two cents' worth word to the wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage discouragement hindrance ignorance injury obstruction question

STRONG

opposition

WEAK

betrayal deceit deception falsehood lie misinformation misrepresentation

Example Sentences

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He said he ignored advice from consultants who told him to do a launch announcement and then unleash a wave of ads in the last month of the campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

I have no experience with investing, so any advice would be helpful.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Research shows that many people with ICDs can return to sport, whatever level they play at, after taking medical advice.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Years after 1929’s Great Crash, he told a story about receiving stock-market advice from his shoeshine boy, realizing it was time to get out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, you may think it silly to take advice from imaginary elks, but good advice is nothing to sneeze at, no matter what the source.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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