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Synonyms of counsel in English:

counsel


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See Spanish definition of consejo

noun

1‘he no longer came to me for counsel’

SYNONYMS
advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment
recommendations, suggestions, hints, tips, pointers, guidelines, ideas, opinions, views, facts, data
warning, admonition, caution

2‘King Richard held counsel with the barons’

SYNONYMS
conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation
talks, negotiations
formal confabulation

3‘his counsel told the jury that the charges were false’

SYNONYMS
barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner
North American attorney
North American, Irish counsellor-at-law
Scots Law advocate
informal brief

verb

1‘he counselled the team to withdraw from the deal’

SYNONYMS
advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution
give guidance to, give direction to, give one's opinion to, give one's suggestions to