advice

[ad-vahys] / ædˈvaɪs /

NOUN

recommendation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid consultation encouragement guidance help information input instruction judgment lesson news opinion prescription proposal recommendation suggestion tip view warning word

STRONG

admonition advisement advocacy caution charge counsel directions dissuasion exhortation forewarning injunction persuasion proposition steer teaching telltale tidings tip-off

WEAK

bum steer two cents' worth word to the wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage discouragement hindrance ignorance injury obstruction question

STRONG

opposition

WEAK

betrayal deceit deception falsehood lie misinformation misrepresentation

Example Sentences

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Forget the politics: When it comes to personal finance, that advice is a slam dunk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Karen struggles with phone addiction, noting a psychologist’s advice on habits over willpower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

She was a more experienced writer who had no obvious reason to take an interest in someone who’d decided, against the advice of his high school English teacher, to do the same.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

He had eczema but, against the advice of doctors, she was adamant he would not have steroid creams to treat it.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

If she left Plinkst, Simon would have no way to reach her, and she would never receive the urgently needed advice from Madame Ionesco.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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