ADMONISHES Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

admonishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of admonish

as in reprimands

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault admonished her for littering

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as in advises

to give advice to my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods

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Recent Examples of admonishes Sinon admonishes his king for failing to properly honor Ithaca’s dead soldiers, contributing to Odysseus’s guilt. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Judge admonishes Musk over social media use Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, one of its largest investors, with proceeds going to OpenAI’s charitable arm. — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Deeply religious, Jean’s mother, in the film, admonishes her. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 Another admonishes participants not to urinate in the street, start fights, block streets, climb on cars or deface property — all things that have been problems some years. — Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Early on in the book, Prasad admonishes complacent elites who believe that the current chaos will naturally settle into a new, more stable balance. — Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025 Consequently, the conference is imposing a $5,000 fine and admonishes all institutions to use the ‘out’ designation only if there are no circumstances under which a student-athlete could participate in a game. — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 The report admonishes the Alameda County foster care system for ongoing structural deficiencies, including understaffing and poor record-keeping, while also noting that the agency’s plan to address service gaps may still not be enough to bring it up to standard. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025 As Tetyana weeps, the soldier gently admonishes her fuss. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025

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The emperor reprimands her for being late for the rainmaking ritual.

— Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
His supervisor appears as a ticket conductor and reprimands him for doing nothing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

Definition of reprimands

Verb

Albana Vrioni, advises growth-stage companies on governance, investor relations, and transformation.

— Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Some investors may be tempted to shift entirely away from bonds to cash, but McCarron advises against it since cash doesn't beat inflation.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of advises

Verb

Some intergenerational sparring ensues, as Kevin scolds Arthur for his more outré boomer comments, and Arthur in turn sneers at his grandson’s millennial lameness.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
The audience screams in response, and Scovel scolds them again but this time with a smile.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of scolds

Verb

The doctors’ group, Protect Young Fans, warns of the potential health risks posed by highly caffeinated drinks like Monster Energy, particularly to children and adolescents, citing a growing body of scientific research across the medical spectrum.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026
This comes on top of the area already receiving nine to 15 inches of rain as the weather service warns people not to drive in the hazardous conditions.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of warns

Verb

The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Lebanese leader criticizes Israel Saturday’s strikes are the deadliest since the truce went into effect two months ago.

— Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticizes

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More recently, Schumer announced that she was set to release her first children’s book — A Joke of Her Own, illustrated by Beth Mills — which is inspired by her own childhood and teaches kids about hard work and embracing comedy.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Focus on inference While AI training teaches the model to learn from patterns in large amounts of data, inference refers to the decisions that are made based on new information.

— Isabel O'Brien,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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