Definition for Admonish:

• take to task; " He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

Synonyms for Admonish:

• n.

  •
  • urge.
  •
  • alarm.
  •admonish (noun)
  • discourage.

• v.

  •disapprove (verb)
  • condemn,
  • defile,
  • denounce,
  • defame,
  • denigrate,
  • castigate,
  • deprecate,
  • disapprove,
  • discredit,
  • criticize,
  • deride,
  • disparage,
  • chastise,
  • vilify,
  • renounce,
  • scorn.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • check,
  • bar,
  • deter,
  • chill,
  • restrain,
  • divert,
  • daunt,
  • inhibit,
  • dampen,
  • ban,
  • intimidate,
  • dissuade,
  • depress,
  • derail,
  • prevent,
  • deflect,
  • avert,
  • disincline,
  • dishearten.
  •threaten (verb)
  • harass,
  • browbeat,
  • bully,
  • torment,
  • scare,
  • hint,
  • forebode,
  • frighten,
  • bulldoze.
  •warn, strongly criticize (verb)
  • come down hard on,
  • rap on knuckles,
  • glue,
  • growl,
  • jack up,
  • notice,
  • berate,
  • give a piece of one's mind,
  • draw the line,
  • ding,
  • hoist.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • would.
  •
  • rap.
  •
  • lambaste.
  •
  • call.
  •advise
  • prompt.
  •blame
  • find fault with,
  • skin.
  •disapprove
  • reprehend.
  •inveigh
  • let have it.
  •moralize
  • sermonize,
  • moralize.
  •remind
  • remind.
  •revile
  • revile.
  •sermonize
  • pontificate.
  •warn
  • make aware,
  • give warning.

Paraphrases for Admonish:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    censure, decry.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    censor.

Antonyms for Admonish:

• v.

  • warn, strongly criticize
    applaud, flatter, praise, allow, extol, commend, permit, compliment.
  • Other antonyms:
    cheer, abet, countenance, incite, approve, sanction, endorse, impel, hail, urge on, encourage, laud, salute, tout, instigate.

Homophones for Admonish:

• adams, adenosis, autonomic, attitudinise, adonic, adenomyosis, admass, atomise, adonis, adnexa, at once, attitudinize, adynamic, atomic, audenesque, atonic, autotomic, autonomous, athens, adamance, adience, audience, autotomise, autotomize, aidoneus, atomize, admix, at times, athanasius.

Hyponym for Admonish:

• v.

  • communication
    advise, counsel, Rede.