| Main Entry: |
admonish |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
warn, strongly criticize |
Synonyms: |
advise,
berate, call down, call on the carpet,
censure,
check,
chide, come down hard on,
counsel, ding, draw the line, enjoin,
exhort, forewarn, give a going over, give a piece of one's mind,
glue*,
growl*, hoist, jack up,
notice, rap on knuckles, rap,
rebuke,
reprimand, reprove,
scold, sit on, slap on wrist, speak to, talk to, tell a thing or two, tell off, upbraid,
warn
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Antonyms: |
applaud, approve, commend, compliment, extol, flatter, laud, praise
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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