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

Jenkins, 50, added the situation had left him angry and upset and he had sought counselling from a mental health charity to manage the stress of the prosecution.

From BBC • May 16, 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

And indeed Mr. Thomas Winter might best clear that good Father, with whom he was best acquainted, and knew very well how far he was from counselling or plotting that business.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John