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 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 See All Example Sentences for admonition

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Noun

According to the indictment, the 31-year-old took advice from an artificial intelligence chatbot.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
In court filings and dealings with the Justice Department, Ver had always denied dodging his tax bill intentionally — a key distinction between a criminal and civil tax violation — and claimed to have relied on the advice of accountants and tax attorneys.

— Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026