recommendatory

adjective

Definition of recommendatorynext
as in advisory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recommendatory
  1. advisory
  2. consultative
  3. admonitory
  4. cautionary
Adjective
  • Just this week, the agency published an advisory warning that over 50 home entries have already been reported in 2026, more than in all of last year.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Last month’s vote by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to ease peptide accessibility restrictions has sparked debate over the safety of this unproven class of therapeutics.
    — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of advisory
Adjective
  • When an agent is treated like an expert, the relationship is more consultative.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Employers appear willing to hire, train and develop newcomers remotely—particularly in roles centered on technology, analytics and consultative expertise.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026
Definition of consultative
Adjective
  • And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
    — John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Definition of admonitory
Adjective
  • There is no greater cautionary tale than Australia’s cane toads, whose now 200-million strong population continues to wreak havoc 91 years after being introduced to deal with the country’s cane beetle problem.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These patterns mirror problematic social media use by teens – a trajectory that offers a cautionary lesson.
    — Megan Kelly, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cautionary
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“Recommendatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recommendatory. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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