Synonyms of advises

advises

verb

present tense third-person singular of advise

1

as in warns

to give advice to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warns
• teaches
• admonishes
• tells
• informs
• convinces
• counsels
• encourages
• coaches
• urges
• cautions
• guides
• adjures
• persuades
• instructs
• recommends
• alerts
• forewarns
• exhorts
• implores
• suggests
• clues (in)
• proposes
• begs
• briefs
• leads
• steers
• directs
• induces
• shows
• fills in
• apprises
• talks (into)
• mentors
• pilots
• acquaints
• familiarizes
• prevails (upon)
• shepherds
• tutors
• wises (up)

2

as in suggests

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

• suggests
• recommends
• urges
• proposes
• advocates
• counsels
• offers
• exhorts
• favors
• supports
• backs
• submits
• espouses
• champions
• advances

3

as in consults

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

• consults
• discusses
• confers
• talks
• counsels
• argues
• treats
• recommends
• confabulates
• deliberates
• confabs
• suggests
• parleys
• debates
• guides
• talks over
• ventilates
• disputes
• coaches
• bandies
• moots
• rehashes
• hashes (over)
• bats (around)
• refers (to)
• tutors
• chews over
• directs
• palavers
• kicks around

4

as in informs

to give information to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informs
• tells
• instructs
• teaches
• briefs
• apprises
• educates
• familiarizes
• notifies
• enlightens
• acquaints
• clues (in)
• clears
• alerts
• hips
• verses
• fills in
• catches up
• convinces
• reassures
• advertises
• assures
• lets someone know
• wises (up)
• keeps (someone) posted
• lectures
• announces (to)
• discloses (to)
• certifies
• schools
• warrants
• tutors
• disabuses
• disillusions
• disenchants
• undeceives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleads
• misinforms

5

as in alerts

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

• warns
• alerts
• cautions
• informs
• forewarns
• predicts
• wakes
• notifies
• admonishes
• tips (off)
• presages
• foretells
• apprises
• forecasts
• prophesies
• augurs
• prognosticates
• foreshadows
• portends
• bodes
• harbingers
• forebodes
• foretokens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risks
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advises

The behavior may be creepy, but Miss Manners advises against sharing your feelings on the subject, as that will inevitably mean criticizing her behavior — which would also be rude. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Without knowing the identity of the third member of Marnûkh and Arondir’s party, Celeborn strongly advises them to leave without her, then starts to make an exit himself before heading back after Marnûkh mentions Galadriel’s name. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

How to try somatic shaking Start small, advises Lisa George, a psychiatric and family nurse practitioner and founder of Talk Tribeca Psychiatry in New York. — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Nov. 2026

The agency also advises Americans to put together a basic emergency supplies kit that includes three days of food and water, a flashlight, first-aid kit and backup cellphone chargers and batteries. — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Brancato also advises parents to keep drugs out of the reach of children, even over-the-counter medications that are safe in small doses. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Go room by room, cleaning with soap and water first and then disinfecting, as the American Cleaning Institute advises. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026

Gartner analyst Eric Keller advises service leaders against making AI a mandatory first step for every issue. — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Dresher advises applying lipstick in thin layers and blotting gently with a tissue between passes, which removes excess product while gradually building color. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026