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

For all the golfers’ admonitions about dehydration, there is water everywhere on the course. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026

The public saw the admonition as a red flag. —Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026

Don’t let someone older cramp your style with their advice or admonitions. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025

Yet admonition and derision are far from being the only reactions. —Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025