Synonyms for admonition
Most common
advice warning counsel instruction reprimand admonishment reminder harangue
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Admonishment
admonishment, reprimand, reproof, rebuke, reproach, reprehension
Definitions
- n. 1
A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
Forms
- Plural
- admonitions → warnings, advices, counsels, instructions…
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The same is true of admonition and animadversion. Rebuke may be given at the outset, or in the midst of an action; animadversion, reflection, reprehension, reproof, always follow the act; admonition is anticipatory, and meant to be preventive.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- advice He will not change his mind in spite of my advice.
- warning I gave him a warning, but he took no notice of it.
- counsel The counsel pleased Pharaoh, and all his servants.
- instruction Thank you for your instruction. It really helped.
- reprimand The boss called Tatyana into his office to reprimand her.
- admonishment My father's admonishment was hard to bear.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| admonition | steady | |
| advice | steady | |
| warning | rising | |
| counsel | falling | |
| instruction | falling | |
| reprimand | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hint1
- 6 letters
- advice2, rebuke2
- 7 letters
- warning2, counsel2, caution2, reproof
- 8 letters
- reminder3, reproach2, harangue2, monition
- 9 letters
- reprimand3
- 11 letters
- instruction3
- 12 letters
- admonishment4, reprehension
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (advice2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- admonition
- Italiano
- ammonizione
- Español
- admonición
- Català
- admonició