COUNSELORS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

counselors

noun

variants or counsellors

plural of counselor

as in advisers

a person who gives advice especially professionally a young couple going to a marriage counselor

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counselees

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

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Recent Examples of counselors Eisenhut Elementary was not placed on lockdown, officials said, but counselors are being made available Thursday to help students and families. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The Scarborough district’s crisis response team noted a support plan for students and staff, including a schedule for small groups to meet with counselors. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Parents, teachers and counselors are reminding students about deadlines. — Brian Hartnack, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The way counselors think about mental health support in later life has also evolved since the early 2000s. — Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 District staff is cooperating fully with the Broward Sheriff’s Office on its investigation and crisis counselors are providing support to those grieving the loss of a beloved coworker. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 Grief counselors walk the room looking for people who need to talk. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Through 50-plus community partnerships the school embeds counselors, mental healthcare and enrichment to keep students in class. — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Six schools in the Sioux Falls School District will take part in a new pilot, the CARE (Counseling, Awareness, Recovery and Education) Prevention Program, to bring more counselors in with the goal to prevent substance use. — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Expand the menu, simplify the entry point, educate advisors and growth will follow.

— Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
At the heart of the business is a board of specialist advisors, each with expertise in aviation, yachting, cars, dining, culture, or well-being.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of advisers

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Defense lawyers also reportedly complained that they had not been given access to substantial portions of the case file or adequate time to examine evidence before trial.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Advocates, lawyers, families and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International had previously reported and harshly criticized the treatment of detainees.

— Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawyers

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City staff and consultants are working on recommendations that could affect how downtown develops, including where housing and other uses may be located and how future buildings and development are designed.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
In a document accompanying the board resolutions, however, Beatty claims that the construction consultants the board brought in have never said any such thing.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026