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

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Under UK law, fertility clinics must offer counselling before treatment, but it need not be free or ongoing.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"Men tell us it can happen across services - in how care is delivered, in fertility clinics and in counselling."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Bartlett, from Kent, said anti-depressants and counselling helped with particularly difficult bouts of anxiety and depression, but it was a chance experience on a recent holiday to Wales that helped turn things around.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Nearby to the training booths, other stations offered tea, psychological counselling services and medical support, while loudspeakers broadcast speeches, chants, and eulogies for slain military commanders.

From Barron's • May 19, 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