ADJURING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

adjuring

verb

present participle of adjure

as in advising

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 instructing

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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So was this saint advising people to think about work and time, or to work tempestuously, or possibly both?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Watts is now the associate director for policy advocacy for the California Housing Partnership, a nonprofit focused on advising agencies with affordable housing initiatives.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of advising

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The Justice Department sent letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia instructing election officials not to destroy the records.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The company shared a video with reporters of someone sitting on a chair, instructing the computer with their voice in what appeared to be a seamless, albeit staged, interaction.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructing

Verb

Even coach Barry Odom is warning that if things don’t get fixed, the problems will only get worse.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of warning

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Now, sources are telling royal insider Rob Shuter that even his late mother’s friends and family are keeping their distance.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026
Its forecast for the current quarter was also disappointing, with the CEO telling analysts houses are less affordable and there are fewer qualified buyers with 30-year mortgages hitting 7%.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of telling

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Part of the district’s new instructional model includes teaching from bell to bell to spend as much time as possible delivering instruction.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
As a child, Chris Brown recalled his father and grandfather teaching him about how to ride and care for horses, which ultimately led him to his current career.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaching

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From development to production The contract represents a shift for Increment 2 as the Army begins ordering the missile while testing continues.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
In the past, the NIH determined funding by ordering grants based on scientific merit scores assigned by expert peer reviewers.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordering

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Davis was much more somber, and his attorney, Wayne Higgins, is heard frequently admonishing his client for volunteering unnecessary information.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Regardless, this issue could have resolved if the Giants had issued a statement straight away either defending their players’ First Amendment right to express their views or admonishing them for violating the term of the CBA.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of admonishing

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