Advised vs Recommended - What's the difference?
advised | recommended |
Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.
Informed, appraised or made aware.
(advise)
(recommend)
To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
To advise, propose, counsel favorably
(archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
As verbs the difference between advised and recommended
is that advised is past tense of advise while recommended is past tense of recommend.As an adjective advised
is considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.advised
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
In the sense of considered or thought out, the word (advised) is often used in combinations such as (well-advised) or (ill-advised).Verb
(head)recommended
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Verb
(head)recommend
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Verb
(en verb)- The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
- The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
- ''A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery