Synonyms of counselor

counselor 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər 

variants or counsellor

1

as in consultant

a person who gives advice especially professionally

a young couple going to a marriage counselor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consultant
• adviser
• counsel
• advisor
• expert
• professional
• authority
• confidant
• specialist
• consigliere
• pro
• cabinet
• kitchen cabinet
• sounding board

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• counselee

2

as in lawyer

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawyer
• attorney
• advocate
• counsel
• counselor-at-law
• attorney-at-law
• prosecutor
• solicitor
• legal eagle
• legislator
• district attorney
• prosecuting attorney
• trial lawyer
• criminal lawyer
• jurist
• public defender
• cocounsel
• mouthpiece
• lawgiver
• lawmaker
• shyster
• Philadelphia lawyer
• ambulance chaser
• solon
• pettifogger

counselors

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or counsellors

plural of counselor

1

as in consultants

a person who gives advice especially professionally

a young couple going to a marriage counselor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consultants
• advisers
• counsels
• professionals
• experts
• advisors
• authorities
• specialists
• confidants
• consiglieres
• pros
• consiglieri
• cabinets
• kitchen cabinets
• sounding boards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• counselees

2

as in lawyers

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawyers
• attorneys
• counsels
• advocates
• attorneys-at-law
• legal eagles
• counselors-at-law
• legislators
• prosecutors
• co-counsels
• solicitors
• district attorneys
• prosecuting attorneys
• jurists
• trial lawyers
• lawmakers
• criminal lawyers
• public defenders
• lawgivers
• cocounsels
• solons
• mouthpieces
• ambulance chasers
• shysters
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of counselor

Noun

Peter Navarro, Trump’s senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, used Vietnam as an example. —Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Earlier that day, Musk sharply criticized tariff-advocate Peter Navarro, Trump’s senior counselor for trade and manufacturing. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025

Noun

The school is closed, with grief and trauma counselors made available to families and faculty, a school spokesperson stated. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024

The roster includes substance abuse counselors, mental health specialists, overdose prevention units and social workers who try to steer homeless clients into housing and treatment. —Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024