variants
or counsellors
1
as in consultants
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in lawyers
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of counselors
Encourage professional support Reinforce that mental health care is available through doctors, counselors or hotlines.
—
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
At least 27 campers and counselors from the all-girls summer camp were killed along the Guadalupe River when calamitous flash floods swept through the area on July 4.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Grateful for the support, Hawkins urged others to connect with Operation HOPE counselors.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' summer camp located on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, was hit with devastating floods on July 4, killing 27 campers and counselors in the middle of the night.
—Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Cile Steward was among the 27 campers and counselors killed in July’s catastrophic floods in Kerr County.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Number of the day 27 That’s how many young girls and counselors lost their lives at Camp Mystic during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Academic counselors had reached out to him.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Borden practices cooking therapy, an experiential therapy discipline in which licensed counselors cook meals alongside their clients.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
At least 27 campers and counselors from the all-girls summer camp were killed along the Guadalupe River when calamitous flash floods swept through the area on July 4.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Grateful for the support, Hawkins urged others to connect with Operation HOPE counselors.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' summer camp located on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, was hit with devastating floods on July 4, killing 27 campers and counselors in the middle of the night.
—Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Cile Steward was among the 27 campers and counselors killed in July’s catastrophic floods in Kerr County.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Number of the day 27 That’s how many young girls and counselors lost their lives at Camp Mystic during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Academic counselors had reached out to him.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Borden practices cooking therapy, an experiential therapy discipline in which licensed counselors cook meals alongside their clients.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
Noun
-
The first step came last month when interim City Manager Jayanti Addleman announced last month that the city would freeze all hiring on unfilled staff positions and rein in expenses for employee training and consultants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
-
For instance, interviews for business consultants might require them to put together a massive research report in a 30-minute interview.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Combs' lawyers had previously filed a motion asking Subramanian to either overturn his criminal conviction on the transportation to engage in prostitution charges, or alternatively, grant him a new trial.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
-
In March 2024, Delirium TV scored a legal victory when Poche and her lawyers were denied a request to avoid arbitration in the lawsuit, according to a press release from the production company.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
-
The order applied to senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher, and their top advisers.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Whether residue swabs from the hands of the defendants who were arrested near the detention facility revealed firearm primer or suggested fireworks use, indicating, perhaps, their proximity to Song, were among the elements of physical evidence that the defense attorneys probed on Tuesday.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
-
As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Advertisement Kristina Conti, one of the counsels of the victims, said in a press conference at The Hague on Monday that requests for Duterte’s interim release should be denied, since the Duterte family remains powerful in the Philippines and has access to a wealth of resources.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Equity advocates warn that the expansion of microschools, especially those reliant on tuition or vouchers, could drain resources and diversity students from neighborhood public schools.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
-
Legal experts and media advocates say the new policy appears to mark an unprecedented attack on press freedom, pointing to a provision that restricts the release of even unclassified information.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Young professionals may seek a financial advisor to help juggle competing financial priorities while building their career.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Freedom of speech has been top of mind for industry professionals as of late, especially after Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily pulled off the air by ABC and major TV station operators Sinclair and Nexstar Media for his controversial comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Ahead of the latest shutdown deadline, OMB circulated guidance telling agencies to submit workforce reduction strategies, a move unions and legal experts warn is a blueprint for mass layoffs during a funding lapse.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Some experts liken it to trying to spot a snowball in a snowstorm.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share