Synonyms for counsel
ˈkaʊn səlcoun·sel

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1. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   advice, instruction, monition, admonition, warning, recommendation

   Antonyms:
   misguidance, misinstruction, betrayal

2. counselverb

   Synonyms:
   advise, instruct, warn, guide, admonish

   Antonyms:
   misguide, misinstruct, betray, counselor

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1. advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleadernoun

   a lawyer who pleads cases in court

   Synonyms:
   counselor-at-law, pleader, exponent, counsellor, counselling, counselor, advocator, direction, counseling, proponent, advocate, guidance

2. guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, directionverb

   something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

   Synonyms:
   direction, guidance, focus, counselor, management, counselling, way, commission, steering, instruction, counsellor, focussing, advocate, centering, counseling, charge, pleader, focal point, counselor-at-law, focusing

3. rede, advise, counselverb

   give advice to

   "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

   Synonyms:
   suggest, propose, send word, apprise, give notice, advise, notify, rede, apprize, interpret

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1. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   consultation, interchange of opinion

2. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   advice, opinion, suggestion, recommendation, instruction, admonition, caution

3. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   deliberation, forethought

4. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   design, plan, scheme, purpose

5. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   counsellor, lawyer, attorney, barrister, SOLICITOR, advocate

6. counselverb

   Synonyms:
   advise, admonish, give advice to

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1. counselnoun

   Synonyms:
   consultation, prudence, deliberation, forethought, advice, admonition, suggestion

   Associated words:
   mentorial, monitorial, admonitory

2. counselverb

   Synonyms:
   advise, admonish

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1. List of paraphrases for "counsel":

   lawyer, lawyers, adviser, counsellor, attorney, solicitor, barristers, advisor, solicitors, barrister, advisers, advocate, advisors, attorneys, advice, avocados, counsellors, councils, advise, prosecutors, consultants, consultant, prosecutor, councillor, chancellor, conseiller, consultancy, council, advisory, bar, avocats, defender, attorney-at-law, counselor, councillors, counselling, councilman, tips, boards, counsels, advocates, iawyer, consulting

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1. Mark Warner:

   At this point Bill Barr has lost all credibility, and the only way to clear this up is for Special Counsel Mueller to testify publicly.

2. Utah Board of Pardons:

   Upon further review and advice from legal counsel, the Board must count time spent in federal custody toward Ms. Barzee's state sentence, therefore Ms. Barzee's state sentence ends on September 19, 2018.

3. John Dean:

   You've got to put this in a larger perspective, mcGahn is doing what he should do, and what was resolved after Watergate as to who is the client of the White House counsel. The client was presumed when I was there to be Nixon. The president. Today, it's clear that it is not the case. It's the Office of the President he represents, and there can be real differences between the incumbent president and the office itself, and McGahn represents the office.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   It's hard to overstate how significant this technical ruling is for state prisoners trying to argue that they haven't received the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by The Sixth Amendment, it's usually difficult, if not impossible, to show that your lawyer was ineffective without introducing new evidence, since that ineffectiveness often turns on evidence that wasn't introduced.

5. Kelly Osbourne:

   I didn't know what was really going on in this country because I just thought that simply being not racist was enough, it’s not, it's actually not, you have to be actively not racist and educate yourself and learn, and don't be afraid to make a mistake, everybody's so afraid of cancel culture I say f--k cancel culture, it’s all about counsel culture.