The word admonish means to firmly warn or reprimand someone or to urge or advise someone earnestly. Some synonyms for the word admonish are caution, advise, warn and reprimand.
applaud, praise
The word "admonish" is in the King James Version of the Bible 3 times. It is in 3 verses.
The root word of admonitory is "admonish."
The word "admonish" is in the King James Version of the Bible 3 times. It is in 3 verses.
admonish
"I think you should admonish him for being rude during the meeting." "I finally had to admonish the children for running through the store and knocking things over." "Hearing the commotion, the abbot went out to admonish the monks."
abuse, admonish, taunt, criticize
The noun forms for the verb admonish are admonisher, admonition, and the gerund, admonishing.
Jim finally had to admonish his employees about arriving on time for work, by warning them firmly of the consequences if they were caught coming in even five minutes late tomorrow.
An antonym for 'Admonish' might be 'Praise'.
You can use "admonish" in a sentence like this: "The teacher decided to admonish the students for their disruptive behavior during the lesson." This conveys a sense of warning or reprimanding while maintaining a formal tone. Another example could be, "She gently admonished her friend for being late to the meeting."