Advised — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective verb /əd-ˈvīzd/ ad·vised

Meaning & Definition of Advised

Advised (adjective)

  1. thought out, considered —often used in combination

Advised (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. decided on as a result of careful thought

    "his advised use of the inflammatory term set off a firestorm, just as he had intended"

    similar: calculated, considered, deliberate, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied, thought-out, thoughtful, weighed
    related: aforethought, premeditated, prepense, educated, informed, intentional, purposeful, designed, intended, planned, projected, careful, meticulous, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent
    opposite: casual, unadvised, uncalculated, unconsidered, unstudied
    near: half-cocked, ill-advised, chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random, aimless, desultory, purposeless, hasty, hurried, rushed, abrupt, impetuous, sudden, automatic, extemporaneous, impromptu, instinctive, spontaneous

Advised (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to give advice to

    "a popular guidance counselor who has been advising students about their college plans for two decades"

    similar: adjured, admonished, counseled
    related: alerted, cautioned, forewarned, warned, briefed, clued (in), filled in, informed, told, wised (up), coached, directed, guided, instructed, led, mentored, shepherded, showed, taught, tutored, piloted, steered, acquainted, apprised, familiarized, convinced, encouraged, induced, persuaded, talked (into), begged, exhorted, implored, prevailed (upon), urged, proposed, recommended, suggested

  2. to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action

    "she advised calling ahead for a reservation at the new restaurant"

    similar: counseled, recommended, suggested
    related: advocated, backed, championed, espoused, favored, supported, exhorted, urged, advanced, offered, proposed, submitted

  3. to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem

    "the doctor advised with his partner before recommending the patient's treatment"

    similar: confabbed, confabulated, conferred, consulted, counseled, parleyed, treated
    related: argued, bandied, batted (around), chewed over, debated, deliberated, discussed, disputed, hashed (over), kicked around, mooted, palavered, talked, talked over, ventilated, rehashed, coached, guided, tutored, recommended, suggested, directed, referred (to)

  4. to give information to

    "advised her as to the best way to get to the art museum by public transportation"

    similar: acquainted, apprised, briefed, caught up, cleared, clued (in), enlightened, familiarized, filled in, hipped, informed, instructed, told, versed, wised (up), kept (someone) posted, let someone know
    related: advertised, alerted, notified, announced (to), disclosed (to), assured, certified, convinced, reassured, warranted, educated, lectured, schooled, taught, tutored, disabused, disenchanted, disillusioned, undeceived
    near: misinformed, misled

  5. to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

    "advised us not to invest our money in what looked like a pyramid scheme"

    similar: alerted, cautioned, forewarned, warned, woke
    related: augured, forecast, foretold, harbingered, predicted, presaged, prognosticated, prophesied, apprised, informed, notified, tipped (off), admonished, boded, foreboded, foreshadowed, foretokened, portended
    near: imperiled, risked

Related Entry: Advise (verb)

Advise is a different word from Advised. The synonyms below are for advise, not for advised.

  1. to give advice to

    "a popular guidance counselor who has been advising students about their college plans for two decades"

    similar: adjure, admonish, counsel
    related: alert, caution, forewarn, warn, brief, clue (in), fill in, inform, tell, wise (up), coach, direct, guide, instruct, lead, mentor, shepherd, show, teach, tutor, pilot, steer, acquaint, apprise, familiarize, convince, encourage, induce, persuade, talk (into), beg, exhort, implore, prevail (upon), urge, propose, recommend, suggest

  2. to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action

    "she advised calling ahead for a reservation at the new restaurant"

    similar: counsel, recommend, suggest
    related: advocate, back, champion, espouse, favor, support, exhort, urge, advance, offer, propose, submit

  3. to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem

    "the doctor advised with his partner before recommending the patient's treatment"

    similar: confab, confabulate, confer, consult, counsel, parley, treat
    related: argue, bandy, bat (around), chew over, debate, deliberate, discuss, dispute, hash (over), kick around, moot, palaver, talk, talk over, ventilate, rehash, coach, guide, tutor, recommend, suggest, direct, refer (to)

  4. to give information to

    "advised her as to the best way to get to the art museum by public transportation"

    similar: acquaint, apprise, brief, catch up, clear, clue (in), enlighten, familiarize, fill in, hip, inform, instruct, tell, verse, wise (up), keep (someone) posted, let someone know
    related: advertise, alert, notify, announce (to), disclose (to), assure, certify, convince, reassure, warrant, educate, lecture, school, teach, tutor, disabuse, disenchant, disillusion, undeceive
    near: misinform, mislead

  5. to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

    "advised us not to invest our money in what looked like a pyramid scheme"

    similar: alert, caution, forewarn, wake, warn
    related: augur, forecast, foretell, harbinger, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, apprise, inform, notify, tip (off), admonish, bode, forebode, foreshadow, foretoken, portend
    near: imperil, risk

Related Entry: Ill-advised (adjective)

Ill-advised is a different word from Advised. The synonyms below are for ill-advised, not for advised.

  1. showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations

    "an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function"

    similar: brash, graceless, imprudent, inadvisable, indelicate, indiscreet, injudicious, tactless, undiplomatic, unwise
    related: dumb, idiotic, moronic, stupid, careless, heedless, inconsiderate, mindless, thoughtless, ill-mannered, improper, inappropriate, indecorous, unbecoming, uncivil, unseemly, foolish, harebrained, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly
    opposite: advisable, discreet, judicious, prudent, tactful, wise
    near: intelligent, logical, rational, sensible, smart, sound, appropriate, becoming, civil, decorous, proper, seemly, sage, sane, sapient

Related Entry: Well-advised (adjective)

Well-advised is a different word from Advised. The synonyms below are for well-advised, not for advised.

  1. as in prudent, judicious

    similar: judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wise, brainy, bright, clever, intelligent, smart, logical, rational, reasonable, valid
    opposite: absurd, asinine, balmy, barmy (chiefly British), batty, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackbrained, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, foolish, fruity (slang), half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept, insane, jerky, kooky, loony, loony tunes, lunatic (informal), lunkheaded, mad, meshuga, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacko, wacky, weak-minded, witless, zany, airheaded, birdbrained, boobish, brain-dead, chowderheaded, chuckleheaded, clueless, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey, dorky (slang), dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, feebleminded, gormless (chiefly British), idiotic, imbecile, knuckleheaded, lamebrain, mindless, moronic, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thick, thickheaded, thoughtless, unintelligent, vacuous, fallacious, illogical, invalid, irrational, nonrational, surd, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weak

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Advised

The most common words with a similar meaning to Advised:

calculated, considered, deliberate, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied, thought-out, thoughtful, weighed, adjured, admonished, counseled, recommended, suggested, confabbed, confabulated, conferred, consulted, parleyed, treated, acquainted, apprised, briefed, caught up, cleared, clued (in), enlightened, familiarized, filled in, hipped, informed, instructed, told, versed, wised (up), alerted, cautioned, forewarned, warned

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Advised

Words with the opposite meaning of Advised:

casual, unadvised, uncalculated, unconsidered, unstudied

Related Words for Advised

aforethought, premeditated, prepense, educated, intentional, purposeful, designed, intended, planned, projected, careful, meticulous, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent, coached, directed, guided, led, mentored, shepherded, showed, taught, tutored, piloted, steered, convinced, encouraged, induced

Near Antonyms of Advised

half-cocked, ill-advised, chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random, aimless, desultory, purposeless, hasty, hurried, rushed, abrupt, impetuous, sudden, automatic, extemporaneous, impromptu, instinctive, spontaneous, misinformed, misled, imperiled, risked

Word Forms of Advised

Derived words: advisedly (adverb)

Origin & Etymology of Advised

Middle English avised, advised, from past participle of avisen, advisen "to advise"

First known use: 15th century

Words & Phrases Containing Advised

ill-advised, well-advised

Frequently Asked Questions about Advised

What does "Advised" mean?

"Advised" means thought out, considered —often used in combination. As an an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: thought out, considered —often used in combination. It has 6 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Advised"?

Other words for "Advised" include calculated, considered, deliberate, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied and thought-out. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Advised" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Advised"?

There are 135 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Advised". Common alternatives include calculated, considered, deliberate, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied, thought-out, thoughtful and weighed.

What is the opposite of "Advised"?

Antonyms of "Advised" include casual, unadvised, uncalculated, unconsidered and unstudied. Near antonyms include half-cocked, ill-advised, chance and haphazard.

How do you use "Advised" in a sentence?

Examples of "Advised" in a sentence: "his advised use of the inflammatory term set off a firestorm, just as he had intended"; "a popular guidance counselor who has been advising students about their college plans for two decades"; "she advised calling ahead for a reservation at the new restaurant".

Is "Advised" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Advised" can be used as an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Advised"?

"Advised" is pronounced /əd-ˈvīzd/ and divided into syllables as ad·vised.

What is the origin of the word "Advised"?

"Advised" comes from Middle English avised, advised, from past participle of avisen, advisen "to advise". First known use: 15th century.