Synonyms for advice
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Suggestion — information or news given; intelligence
suggestion, recommendation, information, counsel, instruction, admonition, notice, exhortation, warning, caution, tip, news, notification, report, word, intelligence, rede dated, monition rare
Definitions
- n. 1
An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
My kids never listen to advice.
- n. 2
Information or news given; intelligence.
Related words
- Word family
- advise adviso
- Phrases
- advice columnist advice boat advice column advice of delivery pay advice
- Is a kind of
- action expression
Forms
- Plural
- advices → suggestions, recommendations, informations, counsels…
Example sentences
- information If you use a computer, you can retain information.
- suggestion The first suggestion proved to be too complicated.
- counsel The counsel pleased Pharaoh, and all his servants.
- recommendation His supervisor gave him a sterling recommendation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| advice | steady | |
| information | steady | |
| suggestion | falling | |
| counsel | falling | |
| recommendation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tip1
- 4 letters
- news1, word1, hint1, rede
- 6 letters
- report2, notice2
- 7 letters
- warning2, counsel2, caution2, pointer2
- 8 letters
- monition
- 10 letters
- suggestion3, admonition4
- 11 letters
- information4, instruction3, exhortation4
- 12 letters
- intelligence4, notification5
- 14 letters
- recommendation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (report2 = 2 syllables).