Synonyms of advised

advised 1 of 2

adjective

əd-ˈvīzd 

as in considered

decided on as a result of careful thought

his advised use of the inflammatory term set off a firestorm, just as he had intended

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• calculated
• reasoned
• deliberate
• careful
• studied
• weighed
• planned
• informed
• thoughtful
• intended
• measured
• knowing
• designed
• thought-out
• educated
• premeditated
• intentional
• meticulous
• prudent
• projected
• aforethought
• purposeful
• prepense
• foresighted
• forethoughtful
• provident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unadvised
• chance
• casual
• unstudied
• unconsidered
• random
• rushed
• uncalculated
• hurried
• haphazard
• hasty
• ill-advised
• sudden
• aimless
• desultory
• purposeless
• automatic
• hit-or-miss
• impetuous
• half-cocked
• abrupt
• spontaneous
• instinctive
• impromptu
• extemporaneous

advised

2 of 2

verb

past tense of advise

1

as in warned

to give advice to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warned
• taught
• admonished
• informed
• convinced
• told
• counseled
• encouraged
• urged
• cautioned
• coached
• persuaded
• alerted
• forewarned
• adjured
• instructed
• guided
• briefed
• recommended
• suggested
• begged
• apprised
• implored
• exhorted
• proposed
• led
• steered
• induced
• directed
• acquainted
• showed
• filled in
• talked (into)
• mentored
• tutored
• shepherded
• clued (in)
• piloted
• prevailed (upon)
• familiarized
• wised (up)

2

as in suggested

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

• suggested
• recommended
• urged
• advocated
• proposed
• counseled
• offered
• favored
• backed
• exhorted
• submitted
• supported
• championed
• espoused
• advanced

3

as in consulted

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

• consulted
• discussed
• conferred
• talked
• counseled
• treated
• argued
• recommended
• confabulated
• parleyed
• confabbed
• debated
• suggested
• deliberated
• talked over
• ventilated
• disputed
• mooted
• guided
• bandied
• coached
• tutored
• batted (around)
• hashed (over)
• rehashed
• chewed over
• referred (to)
• palavered
• kicked around
• directed

4

as in informed

to give information to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• told
• instructed
• briefed
• taught
• apprised
• acquainted
• educated
• notified
• alerted
• versed
• enlightened
• familiarized
• cleared
• caught up
• filled in
• convinced
• clued (in)
• let someone know
• assured
• reassured
• hipped
• kept (someone) posted
• advertised
• lectured
• wised (up)
• announced (to)
• disclosed (to)
• certified
• warranted
• tutored
• schooled
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• undeceived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misled
• misinformed

5

as in alerted

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

• warned
• alerted
• cautioned
• informed
• forewarned
• woke
• notified
• predicted
• admonished
• apprised
• prophesied
• foretold
• forecast
• presaged
• tipped (off)
• prognosticated
• augured
• harbingered
• foreshadowed
• boded
• portended
• foreboded
• foretokened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risked
• imperiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advised

Adjective

Meaningful persuasion requires the suspension of some short-term interests for the sake of long-term interests, which is why coercive economic statecraft among allies is ill advised. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025

The wind screens deflect a fair amount of wind (and rain), but Super 3 drivers are well advised to wear some form of eye protection. — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022

Lesic advised job hunters to consider controlling any narrative out there written about them. — Robin Ryan, Forbes, 15 June 2021

Verb

Businesses have been advised to remove their machines before the deadline, and police set up a website for business owners to ask questions. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Bryant advised Van Rootselaar about how to keep her plot a secret by deleting online messages and using virtual private networks, officials said. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

However, several books published since then include details about how his inner circle initially advised him to run again. — Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

However, a letter Lowen uncovers later claims the manuscript was purely fictional and a writing exercise she was advised to do by her publisher. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Israel’s attorney general, whom the government had sought to fire last year, advised against the ban. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 5 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

In the first six months alone, Goldman has advised on more than $1 trillion in mergers and garnered over $12 billion in equities revenue. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026