Meanings
comparative more well-advised · superlative most well-advised
- Benefiting from careful prior advice or counsel.
He would be well advised to be cautious, despite the fragile ceasefire that the US President Donald Trump and the Emir of Qatar brokered. Though President Trump reportedly told Israel not to kill Iran's supreme leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not rule it out.
2025 June 26, Kasra Naji, “When Iran's supreme leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation”, in BBCAntonyms: ill-advised
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBenefiting from careful prior advice or counsel.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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well-advised. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-advised
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