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lesson - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | lesson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information taught |
| Synonyms: | assignment, class, drill, education, exercise, instruction, lecture, period, practice, quiz, reading, recitation, study, task, teaching, test, tutoring, chalk talk, coaching, homework, schooling |
| Notes: | lessen means to decrease in size, extent, or range, while a lesson is a unit of instruction |
| Main Entry: | lesson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helpful example, communication |
| Synonyms: | admonition, censure, deterrent, exemplar, message, model, moral, notice, precept, punishment, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scolding, warning, chiding, helpful word, noble action |
| Main Entry: | advice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recommendation |
| Synonyms: | admonition, advisement, advocacy, aid, bum steer*, caution, charge, consultation, counsel, directions, dissuasion, encouragement, exhortation, forewarning, guidance, help, information, injunction, input, instruction, judgment, lesson, news, opinion, persuasion, prescription, proposal, proposition, recommendation, steer, suggestion, teaching, telltale, tidings, tip, tip-off, two cents' worth, view, warning, word, word to the wise |
| Antonyms: | betrayal, deceit, deception, falsehood, lie, misinformation, misrepresentation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cautionary tale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of advice |
| Synonyms: | admonition, advisory, caveat, hint, lesson, message, moral, omen, portent, red flag*, red flag, sign of things to come*, sign of things to come, warning, word to the wise, word to the wise, a few words of wisdom, caution light, deterrent example, enough said, event illustrating a hazard, forewarning, wake-up call, wake-up call |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, lecture |
| Synonyms: | admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, check, condemn, flay, lesson, rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, slap on the wrist*, take down*, tell off, upbraid, call down*, call on the carpet, exprobate, find fault, give a hard time, monish, speak to, take down a peg, talk to, tick off* |
| Antonyms: | compliment, laud, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | example |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instance, model |
| Synonyms: | archetype, case, case history, case in point, citation, copy, excuse, exemplar, ideal, illustration, lesson, object, original, paradigm, paragon, part, pattern, precedent, prototype, quotation, representation, sample, specimen, standard, stereotype, symbol, exemplification, for instance, kind of thing, sampling |
| Main Entry: | parable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moral story |
| Synonyms: | allegory, fable, legend, lesson, tale, teaching |
| Main Entry: | reading |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interpretation of written word |
| Synonyms: | account, commentary, conception, construction, edification, education, erudition, examination, grasp, impression, inspection, knowledge, learning, lesson, paraphrase, perusal, rendition, review, scholarship, scrutiny, study, translation, treatment, understanding, version, book-learning, rendering |
| Antonyms: | writing |
| Main Entry: | rebuke |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reprimand; harsh criticism |
| Synonyms: | admonition, affliction, blame, censure, comeuppance, condemnation, correction, disapproval, dressing-down*, lecture, lesson, ostracism, punishment, put-down, rap*, rating, rebuff, refusal, remonstrance, reproach, reproof, repulse, row, scolding, snub, tongue-lashing, admonishment, bawling-out, berating, castigation, chewing-out, chiding, earful, expostulation, going-over, hard time, kick in the teeth, objurgation, reprehension, reproval, slap in the face, talking-to, telling-off, upbraiding |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flattery, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rebuke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reprimand; criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | admonish, bawl out*, berate, blame, call on the carpet, carp on, castigate, censure, chew out*, chide, climb all over, dress down*, fry*, go after, jawbone, jump down one's throat, jump on, lay into*, lean on, lecture, lesson, monish, oppose, pay, rake, read*, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rip*, scold, sit on*, sound off, take to task, tear apart, tell off*, tick off*, upbraid, zap* |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reprimand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blame, scold |
| Synonyms: | admonish, call on the carpet, castigate, censure, check, chew out*, chide, come down on*, criticize, denounce, dress down*, give piece of one's mind, give the dickens, lecture, lesson, light into*, lower the boom, monish, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, take to task, tell off, tick off*, upbraid |
| Antonyms: | exonerate, forgive, reward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reproach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find fault with |
| Synonyms: | abuse, admonish, blame, cavil, censure, chide, condemn, criticize, defame, discredit, disparage, lesson, rake, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reprove, scold, trim, upbraid, call down, call to task, give comeuppance, give the devil, jawbone, lay on, ream, sit on*, take to task |
| Antonyms: | approve, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sermon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instructive speech with a moral |
| Synonyms: | address, advice, discourse, doctrine, exhortation, harangue, homily, lecture, lesson, pastoral, preach, preaching, tirade, moralism, preachment |
| Main Entry: | study |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | learning, analysis |
| Synonyms: | abstraction, application, attention, class, cogitation, comparison, concentration, consideration, contemplation, course, debate, deliberation, examination, exercise, inquiry, inspection, investigation, lesson, meditation, muse, musing, questioning, reading, reasoning, reflection, research, reverie, review, scrutiny, subject, survey, thought, trance, weighing, academic work, analyzing, cramming, memorizing, pondering, rumination, schoolwork |
| Main Entry: | tutelage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guardianship; teaching |
| Synonyms: | care, custody, education, guidance, instruction, lesson, preparation, protection, supervision, training, tutoring, apprenticeship, coaching, drilling, schooling |
| Main Entry: | warning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | notice of possible occurrence |
| Synonyms: | admonition, advice, alarm, alert, augury, caution, caveat, distress signal, example, exhortation, fore, guidance, hint, indication, information, injunction, intimation, lesson, look out*, notification, omen, portent, prediction, premonition, presage, recommendation, sign, signal, suggestion, threat, tip, token, wink, word, word to the wise, Mayday, SOS, foretoken, forewarning, handwriting on wall, heads up, tip-off, watch-it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | object lesson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning example |
| Synonyms: | example, lesson, proof, concrete illustration, deterrent example, practical demonstration, visible evidence |
| Main Entry: | exercise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | work, effort |
| Synonyms: | act, action, activity, constitutional*, daily dozen*, discharge, discipline, drill, examination, exertion, labor, lesson, movement, occupation, operation, performance, problem, pursuit, recitation, study, task, test, theme, toil, training, workout, calisthenics, drilling, exercising, gym, schoolwork, warm-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instruction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | education |
| Synonyms: | direction, discipline, edification, enlightenment, guidance, information, lesson, preparation, teaching, training, tuition, tutelage, apprenticeship, chalk talk, coaching, drilling, grounding, schooling |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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