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 city advises residents to check things like flowerpots, pet bowls, bird baths, pool covers and other items a couple of times a week for standing water that needs to be dumped. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Federal guidance advises against drinking more than 48 ounces per hour. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Earlier this summer, a panel that advises the Food and Drug Administration recommended the government reclassify half a dozen of these peptides. — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Albana Vrioni, advises growth-stage companies on governance, investor relations, and transformation. — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Some investors may be tempted to shift entirely away from bonds to cash, but McCarron advises against it since cash doesn't beat inflation. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises against using tricyclic antidepressants during pregnancy due to the risk of major congenital abnormalities and other serious problems. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

Rather than chasing virality and social media hits, Obeid advises restaurants to focus deeper on creating businesses that fulfill a need for the community around them. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Stewart, however, advises leaving your child’s room unchanged during the first year of college. — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026