Synonyms for consult
kənˈsʌlt; ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌltcon·sult

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1. consult

   An individual considers, meditates, ponders, reflects, by himself; he weighs a matter in his own mind, and is sometimes said even to debate with himself. Consult and confer always imply two or more persons, as does debate, unless expressly limited as above. Confer suggests the interchange of counsel, advice, or information; consult indicates almost exclusively the receiving of it. A man confers with his associates about a new investment; he consults his physician about his health; he may confer with him on matters of general interest. He consults a dictionary, but does not confer with it. Deliberate, which can be applied to a single individual, is also the word for a great number, while consult is ordinarily limited to a few; a committee consults; an assembly deliberates. Deliberating always carries the idea of slowness; consulting is compatible with haste; we can speak of a hasty consultation, not of a hasty deliberation. Debate implies opposing views; deliberate, simply a gathering and balancing of all facts and reasons. We consider or deliberate with a view to action, while meditation may be quite purposeless.

   Synonyms:
   confer, consider, debate, deliberate, meditate, ponder, reflect, weigh

   Preposition:
   We deliberate on or upon, also about or concerning a matter: the first two are preferable.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. consult

   Synonyms:
   interrogate, canvass, question, deliberate, confer, advise with, regard, consider, ask advice of, care for, promote

   Antonyms:
   resolve, explain, expound, direct, instruct, dictate, counteract, contravene

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.1 / 7 votes

1. consult, confer withverb

   get or ask advice from

   "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"

   Synonyms:
   confer with, look up, confer, refer, confabulate, confab

2. consult, refer, look upverb

   seek information from

   "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"

   Synonyms:
   confab, relate, confer, touch, bring up, mention, name, have-to doe with, advert, touch on, denote, confer with, come to, confabulate, refer, pertain, cite, bear on, look up, concern

3. confer, confabulate, confab, consultverb

   have a conference in order to talk something over

   "We conferred about a plan of action"

   Synonyms:
   confab, natter, confer, chat, chew the fat, jaw, chatter, chit-chat, shoot the breeze, visit, gossip, confabulate, refer, chitchat, confer with, claver, bestow, look up, chaffer

4. consultverb

   advise professionally

   "The professor consults for industry"

   Synonyms:
   confer with, look up, confer, refer, confabulate, confab

Matched Categories

1. • Advise
   • Discuss

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. consultverb

   Synonyms:
   confer, seek counsel, take counsel, deliberate in common

2. consultverb

   Synonyms:
   ask advice of, seek information from

3. consultverb

   Synonyms:
   consider, regard, care for, have reference to, have regard to, take into account

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "consult":

   consultation, consultations, visit, see, consulting, refer, consulter, consulted, query, view, available, consultative

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1. Tiger Woods:

   Subsequently we had several good conversations about the golf swing, I've worked with him about a month since I started practicing. Chris will consult and work with me during the year.

2. Brima Kargbo:

   We all looked up to Dr Willoughby and would consult him on many issues relating to our medical profession.

3. Dilip Shanghvi:

   Whether the remediation commitments we made are adequate, whether we need to do more ... these are issues we need to assess and understand and probably consult with additional subject matter experts.

4. Leo Mugabe:

   Obviously there is a need to consult with the wife in Singapore ... but the people that make the decisions are the Zvimba people, the chiefs, those that are sitting in that room right now.

5. Jen Psaki:

   Department officials routinely meet and consult informally with a wide range of private groups, certainly including executives from movie studios and a range of private-sector companies and individuals seeking information about U.S. foreign policy and U.S. views on developments around the world, our message in public and in private is the same: we respect artists' and an entertainer's right to produce content of their choosing; we have no involvement in such decisions.