Definitions

counsellor

NOUN

jurist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrister counselor legal expert

STRONG

attorney counsel defender judge justice lawyer magistrate

WEAK

legal adviser legal scholar

NOUN

lawyer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate counselor

STRONG

attorney barrister counsel defender jurist mouthpiece pleader practitioner proctor procurator solicitor

WEAK

attorney-at-law jurisprudent legal adviser legal eagle legist member of the bar

NOUN

leader

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chief commander director head manager officer ruler

STRONG

President boss captain chieftain conductor controller dean dignitary doyen eminence exec forerunner general governor guide harbinger herald lead lion luminary mistress notability notable pacesetter pilot pioneer precursor principal rector ringleader shepherd skipper superintendent superior

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee follower

NOUN

mentor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adviser coach guide instructor teacher trainer tutor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pupil student

Example Sentences

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"A counsellor was coming to Stephen's house when I was living there. I was very tearful day to day."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

"We have a counsellor in school who works with our students, just having the dog there as well as an early intervention will be really, really useful."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Whoever thought we'd read that sentence when the man in question is still in the line of succession to the throne, and in theory, if not in practice, remains a counsellor of state?

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Theresa, now 59 and working as a mental health counsellor on the Isle of Wight, remembers walking into the couple's dark bedroom.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Malcolm, the acting head counsellor for Athena, coughed into his fist.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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