advises

VERB

offer recommendation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish caution charge commend direct encourage instruct point out prepare recommend suggest urge warn

STRONG

advocate counsel dissuade enjoin exhort forewarn guide kibitz move opine preach prescribe prompt steer tout update

WEAK

give a pointer give a tip level with put bug in ear put in two cents

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapprove discourage neglect

STRONG

stop

WEAK

betray deceive delude fool keep mum keep quiet keep secret lie pretend trick

VERB

offer information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprise inform notify tell warn

STRONG

acquaint clue post report show update

WEAK

clue in fill in give the word keep posted lay it out let in on make known put next to put on the line put on to tip off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

withhold

WEAK

betray deceive delude fool keep mum keep quiet keep secret lie pretend trick

Example Sentences

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On its website Kia Connect advises customers to contact it in the event of a theft.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The State Department advises Americans not to travel to both Syria and Haiti “due to significant security risks.”

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

Mr. Graham-Dixon advises that we “keep an open mind” about Vermeer’s milieu, and that it is “better to be flexible than over-precise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

“Drapery can just make a space feel super elevated,” he advises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The book advises only that the roots of the wild potato are edible.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer