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counseled

ADJECTIVE

directed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conducted

STRONG

aimed assisted controlled focused guided managed organized sponsored

WEAK

orderly purposeful

Antonyms

WEAK

misdirected vagrant wandering

ADJECTIVE

managed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

educated handled

STRONG

coached driven groomed guided influenced instructed persuaded primed taught urged

Antonyms

WEAK

free undisciplined uneducated ungoverned unsupervised wild

ADJECTIVE

suggested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advised implied proposed recommended

STRONG

advanced advocated hinted indicated offered prompted propounded reminded

Example Sentences

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My colleague Alessandra Malito recently counseled a couple who wished to retire to Malaysia.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“Let’s not fold to advocacy pressure … whatever the headlines,” one top executive counseled his colleagues.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Bannon counseled restraint, warning that public engagement would only extend the news cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Still, some Democrats counseled restraint in interpreting the results.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

“Don’t worry about it,” Yossarian counseled him as kindly as he could.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller