Synonyms of admonition

admonition

noun

ˌad-mə-ˈni-shən 

1

as in advice

an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action

a heartfelt admonition to the graduates to make the most of their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in warning

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

ignored the ranger's admonitions and took the road over the mountain, only to be stranded by the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of admonition

Most who try, though, end up offering this simple structure, often involving an expletive and an inflection that nearly crosses the vocal threshold from overwhelming admiration into admonition. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026

Healy didn’t hesitate to use her own triumph as the basis of an admonition. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026

The first admonition from the WHO was specific to social media. — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Though Lowth voiced no hard and fast rule against it, many a grammar maven later misconstrued his advice as an admonition. — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026