Synonyms of advise

advise

verb

əd-ˈvīz 

1

as in to warn

to give advice to

a popular guidance counselor who has been advising students about their college plans for two decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warn
• teach
• inform
• tell
• convince
• counsel
• encourage
• admonish
• urge
• guide
• persuade
• caution
• adjure
• coach
• alert
• recommend
• instruct
• forewarn
• suggest
• mentor
• clue (in)
• beg
• propose
• steer
• familiarize
• induce
• brief
• fill in
• lead
• wise (up)
• apprise
• talk (into)
• show
• implore
• acquaint
• direct
• exhort
• pilot
• tutor
• prevail (upon)
• shepherd

2

as in to suggest

to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action

she advised calling ahead for a reservation at the new restaurant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggest
• recommend
• counsel
• urge
• advocate
• propose
• offer
• support
• favor
• exhort
• submit
• back
• espouse
• champion
• advance

3

as in to consult

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem

the doctor advised with his partner before recommending the patient's treatment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consult
• discuss
• confer
• talk
• counsel
• treat
• argue
• parley
• confabulate
• recommend
• suggest
• talk over
• ventilate
• confab
• deliberate
• guide
• debate
• dispute
• bandy
• bat (around)
• hash (over)
• moot
• rehash
• coach
• chew over
• tutor
• refer (to)
• palaver
• direct
• kick around

4

as in to inform

to give information to

advised her as to the best way to get to the art museum by public transportation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inform
• tell
• instruct
• teach
• apprise
• brief
• educate
• familiarize
• enlighten
• notify
• acquaint
• clue (in)
• alert
• fill in
• hip
• catch up
• wise (up)
• clear
• let someone know
• convince
• assure
• verse
• advertise
• reassure
• keep (someone) posted
• disclose (to)
• announce (to)
• certify
• lecture
• warrant
• school
• tutor
• disabuse
• disillusion
• undeceive
• disenchant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mislead
• misinform

5

as in to alert

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

advised us not to invest our money in what looked like a pyramid scheme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warn
• alert
• inform
• caution
• forewarn
• wake
• notify
• predict
• apprise
• admonish
• forecast
• foretell
• prognosticate
• presage
• prophesy
• tip (off)
• augur
• bode
• portend
• foreshadow
• harbinger
• forebode
• foretoken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risk
• imperil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advise

Baehr is founder and publisher of Movieguide, which advises Christian parents on what to watch. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

LionTree is an independent banking firm, investing in companies such as Fanatics and Fubo and advising high-profile deals such as Amazon’s acquisition of MGM and the merger of CBS and Viacom. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

To convey the brutality of the method, activists tend to bring up the counsel of the World Society for the Protection of Animals, which has advised that nitrogen hypoxia is not fit to put down any mammal. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

According to that account, the official was initially receptive but later declined to assist with the operation and advised Machado’s representatives to wait. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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