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admonished

[ad-mon-isht] / ædˈmɒn ɪʃt /

VERB

warn, strongly criticize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise berate censure chide enjoin exhort rebuke reprimand scold upbraid warn

STRONG

check counsel ding forewarn glue growl hoist notice rap reprove

WEAK

call down call on the carpet come down hard on draw the line give a going over give a piece of one's mind jack up rap on knuckles sit on slap on wrist speak to talk to tell a thing or two tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow compliment flatter laud permit praise

WEAK

applaud approve commend extol

Example Sentences

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Admonished by his mother to put others first, he rarely used the personal pronoun “I,” a quirk exploited by comedian Dana Carvey in his “Saturday Night Live” impressions of the president.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2018

Admonished for false modesty when he did not respond, Eddington replied that, on the contrary, he was trying to think of who the third person was.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2017

Admonished for false modesty when he didn’t respond, Eddington replied that, on the contrary, he was trying to think of who the third person was.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2017

Admonished Merrill Lynch: "The worst thing to do right now would be to sell at distressed prices."

From Time Magazine Archive

Admonished by his recent defeat, Beckwourth now had no trouble in reading the stars.

From The Great Salt Lake Trail by Inman, Henry