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monish

[mon-ish] / ˈmɒn ɪʃ /
VERB
chide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish berate blame castigate censure condemn rebuke reprimand reproach scold upbraid
STRONG
check flay rate reprehend reprove
WEAK
call down call on the carpet exprobate find fault give a hard time lesson slap on the wrist speak to take down take down a peg talk to tell off tick off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
applaud approve commend compliment exonerate flatter laud praise
VERB
rebuke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish berate castigate censure chide go after oppose reprimand reproach scold upbraid
STRONG
blame fry give a talking-to jawbone lecture lesson pay rake read reprehend reprove rip zap
WEAK
bawl out call on the carpet carp on chew out climb all over dress down jump down one's throat jump on lay into lean on sit on sound off take to task tear apart tell off tick off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve compliment flatter laud praise
VERB
reprimand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish castigate censure chide criticize denounce rebuke reproach upbraid
STRONG
lecture rap reprehend reprove
WEAK
call on the carpet chew out come down on dress down give piece of one's mind give the dickens light into lower the boom take to task tell off tick off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commend compliment flatter laud praise
WEAK
forgive reward

Example Sentences

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I don't want my monish, my good sar.

From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

"Vill you pay me my monish, Mr Newland, or vill you go to prison?"

From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

Somebody has taken te monish, and, py Cot!

From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Abrams, Alex St. Clair

"I suppose you ish satisfied dat te monish ain't here."

From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Abrams, Alex St. Clair

"Vengeance is but de breath of de vind; it blow for you one day, it blow against you de next; de only real good is monish."

From Under Two Flags by Ouida