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

Already, the Democratic victors are being counseled to use their new power sparingly. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Schori counseled Stacy alone and also had a few sessions with the two of them together. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point. — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Above all, Han Fei counseled, leaders must avoid heartfelt emotional responses to affairs of state lest they be interpreted as signs of vulnerability or weakness. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026

Conversely, Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson and Chicago's Austan Goolsbee also have counseled a more patient approach. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Mosley said she was encouraged by a recent ruling in New York, where 22-year-old detransitioner, Fox Varians, sued the psychologist and plastic surgeon who counseled her to undergo a gender transition, winning $2 million in a judgment. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The investigation found Trooper Moisses Arellano violated those two policies during his arrest of Alisa Hackett on Arkansas 18 in Mississippi County and officials counseled Arellano, spokesman Nick Genty said Tuesday afternoon. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2026

Show your unique speaking style For decades, communication coaches counseled clients to ruthlessly eliminate verbal tics and awkward pauses. — Matt Abrahams, Time, 5 Aug. 2026