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

Passengers were advised to consider alternate routes, including the Airport and Media/Wawa lines to service to/from Penn Medicine Station. — Andrew Krietz, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Residents were also advised to install window screens and chimney caps, secure exterior doors and avoid leaving unscreened windows open, particularly while sleeping. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Someone in contact with Walter, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to comment, advised me to wait and see if a Formula One deal actually materializes and, if so, for what value. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

That office, which is a unit of the DOT, advised in June that the warehouse could go forward. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Sensing the potential of an AGOA ouster, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has advised in recent weeks that the country’s businesses prepare themselves for the loss of duty-free benefits. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Deanna Paul, an attorney for Tal, later said the men had been advised not to by their attorneys. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Weil Gotshal, a restructuring guru that advised Lehman Brothers, General Motors, and other big companies on the edge of collapse, is now weighing its own liquidation, the Financial Times reported and Semafor can confirm. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

On top of the physical and emotional toll of deciding and then pursuing egg freezing, patients are advised to spend hours shopping around to find which specialty pharmacy might supply their medications at the lowest price. — Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026