Synonyms of advising

advising

verb

present participle of advise

1

as in warning

to give advice to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• teaching
• informing
• admonishing
• telling
• convincing
• encouraging
• counseling
• coaching
• urging
• guiding
• cautioning
• alerting
• persuading
• adjuring
• instructing
• mentoring
• briefing
• recommending
• shepherding
• forewarning
• leading
• exhorting
• tutoring
• imploring
• begging
• suggesting
• steering
• directing
• proposing
• familiarizing
• showing
• inducing
• talking (into)
• filling in
• apprising
• acquainting
• piloting
• prevailing (upon)
• clueing (in)
• wising (up)

2

as in suggesting

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

• suggesting
• recommending
• urging
• advocating
• counseling
• proposing
• supporting
• offering
• backing
• exhorting
• favoring
• championing
• submitting
• espousing
• advancing

3

as in consulting

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

• consulting
• discussing
• conferring
• talking
• treating
• counseling
• arguing
• parleying
• confabulating
• debating
• deliberating
• confabbing
• recommending
• guiding
• ventilating
• suggesting
• talking over
• disputing
• coaching
• rehashing
• tutoring
• hashing (over)
• batting (around)
• bandying
• mooting
• chewing over
• referring (to)
• palavering
• directing
• kicking around

4

as in informing

to give information to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informing
• telling
• instructing
• briefing
• teaching
• educating
• apprising
• notifying
• acquainting
• familiarizing
• alerting
• enlightening
• clearing
• filling in
• catching up
• versing
• lecturing
• letting someone know
• assuring
• hipping
• reassuring
• keeping (someone) posted
• convincing
• advertising
• clueing (in)
• wising (up)
• announcing (to)
• disclosing (to)
• certifying
• tutoring
• warranting
• schooling
• disabusing
• disillusioning
• disenchanting
• undeceiving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleading
• misinforming

5

as in alerting

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

• warning
• alerting
• cautioning
• informing
• forewarning
• waking
• predicting
• notifying
• forecasting
• admonishing
• apprising
• prophesying
• foretelling
• presaging
• prognosticating
• tipping (off)
• auguring
• harbingering
• foreshadowing
• portending
• foreboding
• boding
• foretokening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risking
• imperiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advising

So was this saint advising people to think about work and time, or to work tempestuously, or possibly both? — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Watts is now the associate director for policy advocacy for the California Housing Partnership, a nonprofit focused on advising agencies with affordable housing initiatives. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The council continues to be an affiliate of ISNA, advising and educating its members and officials on matters related to the application of Sharia law. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

La Strada was advising Gibson that only a judge could change the certified election results. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Now, in advising the UCAA, Abruzzo is pursuing the same broader objective through state labor agencies, such as Oregon’s Employment Relations Board, which primarily has jurisdiction over state and local government employers. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

With the two events drawing large crowds, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising residents, commuters, visitors and fans to prepare for various traffic impacts. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The novel marks the first stateside release from Stewart, who as a communications strategist based in San Francisco, has spent over a decade advising some of the most prominent figures in California politics. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

He’s learned from his aberrations, whether jumping on the couch or advising people not to take prescription drugs. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026