Admonish

Verb

 * 1) To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
 * 2) To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; &mdash; followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
 * 3) To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.

Adverbs for Admonish
effusively; duly; solemnly; tearfully; parentally; cautiously; gently; paternally; prophetically; frantically; urgently; maternally; stingingly; harshly; bitterly; brutally; sternly; sensibly; ceremoniously; formally; puritanically; scrupulously; rigorously; stringently.

Synonyms for Admonish
reprimand, chide, advise, reprehend, warn, counsel, censure, forewarn, caution, rebuke, dissuade, exhort.

Antonyms for Admonish
approve, applaud, praise, compliment, commend

Related terms

 * admonition
 * admonitory
 * monitor
 * premonition

Thesaurus
advise; alert; bring to book; call down; call to account; caution; charge; chastise; chide; correct; cry havoc; cry out against; daunt; dissuade; encourage; enjoin; exhort; expostulate; forewarn; frighten off; give fair warning; give notice; give warning; have words with; incite; induce; intimidate; issue a caveat; issue an ultimatum; kid out of; lecture; lesson; move; notify; objurgate; persuade; preach; prompt; rate; rebuke; remonstrate; reprehend; reprimand; reproach; reprove; scold; set down; set straight; sound the alarm; spank; straighten out; take down; take to task; talk out of; threaten; tick off; tip; tip off; unpersuade; upbraid; urge; utter a caveat; warn; warn against

Etymology
admonesten: or admonissen:, from amonester: (modern French admonester:), from an unattested  or  *undefined:, from  admoneo:, from ad: + moneo:. See premonition.

Translations

 * Arabic: حذر
 * Bulgarian:, поучавам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 告誡, 告诫
 * German: ermahnen
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Japanese:, 警告
 * Macedonian: прекорува, укорува
 * Norwegian: irettesette
 * Russian:, порицать
 * Spanish: amonestar, reprender


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Macedonian: опоменува


 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: предостерегать


 * Russian: наставлять