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admonished
verb as in warn, strongly criticize
Example Sentences
“Guests not dressed for the occasion will be asked to make adjustments before entry,” we are sternly admonished.
The federal department has argued that it has discretion to withhold funding and admonished the district for taking the agency to court.
After some staffers complained, Dokoupil was admonished by CBS News leadership on an editorial call that the Free Press posted online.
“We’re under invasion from within,” the president admonished generals and admirals gathered in the auditorium.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge was admonished after entering other judges’ chambers and going through their papers and computers, according to a state commission.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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