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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At a human rights centre in Tehran, Aysha - whose name has been changed - is counselling a distressed mother on the telephone.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Eswatini's government has said US deportees were "in good hands" and receiving healthcare, including counselling.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He claims the recording was due to a glitch on the phone but the court heard he'd previously recorded a private counselling session of his former partner.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"It's not the church that's helping to fund my counselling sessions, it's a bunch of ex-church members," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

But Krechovski, anticipating him, sprang on a bench, waved his baton, and cried with a voice of thunder,-- "Herding oxen is your work, not counselling, you outrageous slaves!"

From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk