Definitions

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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What began as videos sharing parenting advice online has now turned into a career, as Ben offers counselling sessions to clients all over the World.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

In 2023 the woman said police told her that recordings had been made of her counselling that had been found on Stephen McCullagh's computer.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

She and her mother have both undergone specialist counselling.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

"It's not the church that's helping to fund my counselling sessions, it's a bunch of ex-church members," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

It confined itself, in fact, to counselling the Government to a transitory step—the raising of the export duties on silver....

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur