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

West, who is a nurse, said the couple had wanted to end the pregnancy at 20 weeks, after consulting with doctors about the diagnosis. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

That year, Thiam took a job at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in France and, over the course of his career there, would work in Paris, London, and New York. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026