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advise against

advise against verb: to not recommend; to recommend against.

Verb

advise against (third-person singular simple present advises against, present participle advising against, simple past and past participle advised against)

  1. (transitive) To not recommend; to recommend against.
    • The weather service advised against traveling during the storm.
    Synonyms:
    contraindicate

Synonyms of advise against

Forms of advise against

third-person singular presentadvises against
present participleadvising against
past participleadvised against
pastadvised against

Questions about advise against

What does advise against mean?
Advise against means to not recommend; to recommend against.
What part of speech is advise against?
Advise against is a verb.
What is the past tense of advise against?
The past tense of advise against is advised against.

Words near advise against in the dictionary

  1. advisably
  2. advisal
  3. advisals
  4. advisatory
  5. advise
  6. advise against
  7. adviseable
  8. advised
  9. advisedly
  10. advisedness
  11. advisedst

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