Advise and Discourage

Opposite meaning words

Advise verb - To give advice to.

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Discourage is an antonym for advise in offer recommendation topic.

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Advise is an antonym for discourage.

people	advise people	discourage people
idea	advise idea	discourage idea
anyone	advise anyone	discourage anyone
customers	advise customers	discourage customers
Other words: player, viewers, players, heroes.

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