Synonyms for admonishment
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Noun
1. Admonition
admonition, reprimand, censure, reproof, reproach, reprehension, monition, rebuke
Other
monishment dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of admonishing.
Forms
- Plural
- admonishments → admonitions, reprimands, censures, reproofs…
Example sentences
- censure I proposed a vote of censure on the government.
- reprimand The boss called Tatyana into his office to reprimand her.
- admonition This admonition is worth remembering.
- reproof It was then that my fathers reproof had come home to me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| admonishment | rising | |
| censure | steady | |
| reprimand | steady | |
| admonition | steady | |
| reproof | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- rebuke2
- 7 letters
- censure2, reproof
- 8 letters
- reproach2, monition
- 9 letters
- reprimand3
- 10 letters
- admonition4, monishment
- 12 letters
- reprehension
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rebuke2 = 2 syllables).