ADJURES Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

adjures

verb

present tense third-person singular of adjure

as in advises

to give advice to adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting

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as in instructs

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child

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To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of advises

Verb

That runs counter to the state’s guidance, which instructs regional planning agencies to assess service by the total numbers of trains.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
When a developer, for instance, instructs a coding agent to clone a popular new repository, the LLM hallucinates its correct location up to 85 percent of the time.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of instructs

Verb

If these prices become even steeper, the IMF warns, South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa could experience serious food shortages.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Tolbert warns that food storage containers with lids should be cleaned regularly to prevent contamination from dust mites and other parasites, especially before refilling.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of warns

Verb

Families of the missing crew members wait for news as Pakistan’s prime minister orders full search efforts.

— Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
If Graf orders Robinson to proceed to trial, prosecutors must then prove beyond a reasonable doubt at a trial that the defendant is guilty of killing the 31-year-old Kirk.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of orders

Verb

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, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of admonishes

Verb

Knowing that a visitor asked three questions about security, spent time on your enterprise plan and then left without booking a demo tells you everything about what to do next.

— Suyash Karn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Bao Nguyen, in part tells the story of how CEO Matt Mullenweg founded what became Automattic, a company rooted in the philosophy of open-source software.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of tells

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The curriculum teaches Israel as the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, wading into longstanding politics between Jewish people and Palestinians.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
For example, in 2023, Samuel Moyn, who teaches at Yale and writes for progressive magazines such as Dissent, The Nation, and The New Republic, published a book called Liberalism Against Itself.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of teaches

Verb

The sanctions bill has gone through several iterations but still commands a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
The track commands not only the Billboard Hot 100, but also several of the tallies that help build the main songs roster in the nation.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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