Synonyms of admonishment

admonishment

noun

1

as in advice

an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action

wintertime admonishments about remembering to wear a coat and hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advice
• admonition
• guidance
• recommendation
• information
• counsel
• suggestion
• input
• feedback
• adjuration
• instruction
• assistance
• advisement
• tip
• answer
• lesson
• warning
• teaching
• data
• urging
• consideration
• solution
• exhortation
• thought
• coaching
• observation
• pointer
• prompting
• remonstration
• verdict
• sermon
• lecture
• remonstrance
• briefing
• interference
• expostulation
• hint
• alert
• cautioning
• forewarning
• preaching
• judgment
• speech
• mentoring
• direction
• alarm
• priming
• tutoring
• moralizing
• caution
• meddling
• pontificating
• kibitzing

2

as in warning

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

that near miss with the guardrail was all the admonishment I needed to slow down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• admonition
• advice
• caution
• recommendation
• forewarning
• suggestion
• alert
• notice
• alarm
• announcement
• prediction
• heads-up
• informing
• prophecy
• predicting
• notification
• guidance
• declaration
• premonition
• forecasting
• tip
• prophesying
• counsel
• presaging
• foretelling
• augury
• auguring
• tip-off
• notifying
• prognosticating
• apprising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of admonishment

Layoffs have disproportionately affected their staff and the bimonthly admonishment from the board about their work in recent months has led to a dark mood in the Serna Center. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Appearing Sunday on Fox News, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned a debate over tariff revenue into yet another admonishment, only this time, the target of his ire had recently turned out championing the role of tariffs in improving the country’s fiscal outlook. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026

Discipline can range from an admonishment to suspension of license to disbarment. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

In an attempt to still force a vote on the censure, Zepeda proposed amending the mayor’s item to include a formal council admonishment. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026

In every single case where there was a violation of the sanctuary rules, the only thing that was issued was a verbal admonishment. —Peter Mancina, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025

Try using a spoon, and you'd get chased away from the stove, admonishments ringing in your ears. —Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025

Officials who accept anything that is not somehow related to city business are breaking the law and face consequences ranging from an admonishment to criminal prosecution. —M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025

My grandmother’s admonishment is a lightning bolt, electrifying my mother’s skin. —Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025