admonish
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.
Origin of admonish
1synonym study For admonish
Other words for admonish
Other words from admonish
- ad·mon·ish·er, noun
- ad·mon·ish·ing·ly, adverb
- ad·mon·ish·ment, noun
- pre·ad·mon·ish, verb (used with object)
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How to use admonish in a sentence
Dissatisfied with a sum he considered “pocket change” for the multibillion-dollar bank, he admonished the SEC for leaving “defrauded investors substantially short-changed.”
A fed-up judge condemns the inequities in America’s legal system | Michael Bobelian | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostIn one case, a federal judge in Manhattan admonished the NYPD for not having turned over evidence in a case where a man died after being tackled by police outside Yankee Stadium.
New York City Paid an NBA Star Millions After an NYPD Officer Broke His Leg. The Officer Paid Little Price. | by Mike Hayes for ProPublica | January 12, 2021 | ProPublicaThe Obama administration seemed to realize Tuesday that publicly admonishing Russia was not producing the outcome they desired.
Capitol Hill to Moscow: Give Edward Snowden Back to the U.S., or Else | Josh Rogin | June 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe made an admonishing speech to Wall Street last week, but it was a day late and a trillion dollars short.
Not long before he died, Randy replied to one of my forwarded links by gently admonishing me.
And he gave me a severe and admonishing look before going off on another and more urgent call that waited him.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempJerry nodded an admonishing head in the direction from whence the musical sounds had come.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterAnd so I lay and watched and envied her and them, admonishing sand hoppers between whiles.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellThose sudden pangs of the body seemed like over-forward confessors abruptly admonishing him.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart Isham“Ruth,” she changed, as the Flying W girl held up an admonishing finger.
The Range Boss | Charles Alden Seltzer
British Dictionary definitions for admonish
/ (ədˈmɒnɪʃ) /
to reprove firmly but not harshly
to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
Origin of admonish
1Derived forms of admonish
- admonisher or admonitor, noun
- admonition (ˌædməˈnɪʃən), noun
- admonitory, adjective
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