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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

David Birrell, prosecuting, said police officers who went the scene had suffered flashbacks and needed counselling after seeing what happened.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"We've all received counselling and both my husband and I have had to get mediation for anxiety and tablets to help us sleep."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She concluded by strongly counselling them to use the utmost caution, and to expose themselves as little as possible.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison