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

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

Cassidy said: "The fire service got us all down one by one. All the emergency services were offering us counselling."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Ndlea chief executive Mohamed Marwa directed that the suspect be granted bail and given counselling because of her advanced age.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Another, also in his 20s, said he was promised trauma counselling but only had two sessions with a psychologist.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Who would have thought, when Samuel and Saul first came together, and Saul listened so respectfully to the prophet counselling him concerning the kingdom, that their last meeting should be like this?

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie