Synonyms of counseled

counseled

verb

variants or counselled

past tense of counsel

1

as in consulted

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

concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consulted
• discussed
• conferred
• talked
• advised
• treated
• argued
• parleyed
• confabulated
• deliberated
• confabbed
• debated
• coached
• recommended
• ventilated
• talked over
• bandied
• guided
• tutored
• suggested
• disputed
• mooted
• hashed (over)
• batted (around)
• rehashed
• referred (to)
• chewed over
• palavered
• directed
• kicked around

2

as in guided

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

every year the admissions officer counsels thousands of students about the process of applying to college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guided
• coached
• taught
• accompanied
• showed
• informed
• led
• tutored
• mentored
• steered
• shepherded
• trained
• escorted
• piloted
• walked through
• supervised
• instructed
• engineered
• directed
• attended
• chaperoned
• briefed
• swayed
• drilled
• schooled
• saw
• enlightened
• convoyed
• superintended
• squired
• oversaw
• indoctrinated
• inculcated
• fostered
• godfathered
• nurtured
• cultivated

3

as in advised

to give advice to

perhaps a psychologist would be better qualified to counsel you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advised
• warned
• taught
• admonished
• told
• convinced
• informed
• encouraged
• coached
• urged
• cautioned
• adjured
• persuaded
• guided
• alerted
• instructed
• briefed
• forewarned
• exhorted
• begged
• mentored
• recommended
• steered
• led
• implored
• apprised
• induced
• shepherded
• tutored
• directed
• proposed
• suggested
• acquainted
• filled in
• talked (into)
• showed
• piloted
• familiarized
• prevailed (upon)
• clued (in)
• wised (up)

4

as in suggested

to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action

I would counsel caution and deliberation in this sensitive matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggested
• recommended
• advised
• urged
• advocated
• proposed
• favored
• backed
• exhorted
• championed
• offered
• supported
• espoused
• submitted
• advanced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of counseled

After his release, Milano taught art therapy and counselled people with drug and alcohol dependencies in western Massachusetts. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026

Sandlund, who has counseled executives in Walden’s position before, suggests her best strategy is to sit tight. —Claire Zillman, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026

But every uptick in complexity is another invitation for something not to happen; don’t let, as Voltaire once counseled, the perfect be the enemy of the good. —Tom Vanderbilt, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025

The trial is expected to last at least another week and perhaps a little more, although Judge Bell has counseled both sides to speed things up. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025

The company said that Raine worked to circumvent ChatGPT’s safety guardrails, and that the AI model had counseled him more than a hundred times to seek help from family, mental health professionals, or other crisis resources. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025

Rudolph — who’d be counseled by a predecessor that Aerosmith would never make new music again — says One More Time has given both band and brand a jolt of new excitement, and purpose. —Gary Graff, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025

Several speakers counseled patience in the face of such powerful enemies, encouraging attendees to keep their faith in Kennedy. —Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025

When Wolff counseled Epstein in December 2018 following the Herald’s investigation, the author specifically suggested that Epstein agree to an interview with Thomas. —Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025