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

The councilmember then called out Bass for working with a communications consultant who was simultaneously advising her and Lineage, the company whose warehouse burned in Boyle Heights in June. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Crossing guards are advising students on e-bikes who were unaware of the new rule to check in at the office. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Don Weber is an Executive Communication Expert in Europe and USA, advising executives & executive teams on leadership. — Don Weber, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Eric Johnson, a democratic strategist advising the Moskowitz campaign, via text on Saturday, said the crowd reaction isn’t particularly significant. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Dog walking is becoming a dawn-or-dusk activity, with governments in high heat zones advising owners against midday walks. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

The company is advising drivers to schedule gate appointments during off-peak windows. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

The team Ted is advising may be different, but the vibes are the same. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

In the video, Hayek and Valentina also go vintage clothes shopping in Spain, with the teen advising her mom on what’s actually stylish. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026