Definitions

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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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

Meanwhile, the government plans to strengthen and expand Parenting Orders, which can compel parents or guardians to address their child's behaviour, including attending counselling or guidance sessions, or face penalties such as fines.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He said that staff who were found to have accessed patient records were subject to disciplinary processes ranging from "informal counselling to a final written warning".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Thilothama, who works for Thozhi, a Chennai-based charity supporting transgender people, has spent more than a decade helping others find work and counselling those navigating rejection and uncertainty.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

While far from counselling wanton extravagance, I wish you to form those habits of generosity and open-heartedness which your position makes incumbent upon you.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore