Synonyms of consulting

consulting 1 of 2

adjective

as in advisory

Related Words

• advisory
• counseling
• consultative
• assisting
• recommendatory
• warning
• cautionary
• hortative
• admonitory
• admonishing
• monitory
• premonitory
• aiding
• exemplary
• helping
• cautioning
• didactic
• moralistic
• moralizing

consulting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of consult

1

as in conferring

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem

will consult with several experts on the disease before deciding which course of treatment to pursue

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in using

to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage

I often consult the dictionary when I am uncertain of a word's exact meaning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• using
• going (to)
• turning (to)
• utilizing
• referring (to)
• resorting (to)
• employing
• falling back on
• depending (on)
• relying (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consulting

Adjective

The report also found McKinsey officials used their contract with the government to drum up even more consulting work with private companies. — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2022

Hobart spent four years in a consulting role at PepsiCo, working across divisions and learning the crucial art of brand-building and business analysis. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2022

Verb

Neither are independent directors and both have consulting arrangements with Better. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Keiser, who runs a consulting firm called Wild Oat Hollow, would play the role of matchmaker—setting up the homeowners with farm animals that could graze their lands. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026