Thesaurus results for ADMONITION

admonition

noun

ˌad-mə-ˈni-shən

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

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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

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Recent Examples of admonition His concern extended beyond the precise question of the neutrality proclamation; Madison offered a more general admonition against bestowing war powers on a single, potentially flawed individual. —

Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026 The letter, an admonition to King’s fellow faith leaders, describes a moral responsibility to break laws that are unjust. —

Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026 The admonition was met with silence in the courtroom. —

Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 For all the golfers’ admonitions about dehydration, there is water everywhere on the course. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admonition

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Turning to artificial intelligence tools for health advice has become a habit for Davis and many other Americans, according to a Gallup poll published Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The attack came at a time of growing debate about the societal effects of AI assistants like OpenAI’s ChatGPT that millions of people are turning to for information, advice, writing help and to do work on their behalf.

— Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026