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

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counselling

The charity said counselling and higher-level emotional-support sessions more than doubled in Jersey from 407 in 2021 to 835 in 2025 - an increase of 105%.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Frome Birth Talk provided counselling to more than 155 mothers in 2026, but charity chiefs warn they will have to cut back on support unless they can raise £10,000 by Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She has been supported by multiple organisations, received counselling, got herself a new car and a home and is ready to start a family.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Nepal's prime minister, Balendra Shah, said there was a renewed emphasis on protecting the lives of survivors, providing medical treatment and psychological counselling.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

But the Babylonian asip or “prophet” was not an astrologer; he left to others the interpretation of the stars, and contented himself with counselling or foretelling the destinies of men.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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