as in warning
serving as or offering a warning
admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating
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Recent Examples of admonitory
And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
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John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
The majority of the pieces were delivered as lectures at churches, seminaries and universities; thus, most have the distinctly instructive and at times admonitory tone of that kind of educational talk to an audience.
—Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
The majority of the pieces were delivered as lectures at churches, seminaries and universities; thus, most have the distinctly instructive and at times admonitory tone of that kind of educational talk to an audience.
—Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonitory
Adjective
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The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations.—
SCOTT SONNER,
Star Tribune,
27 July 2021
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In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases.—
Andrew Whitby,
Time,
17 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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The willingness to discuss failure and missteps—not as cautionary tales, but as evidence of survival—ran throughout the event.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
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For the past few seasons, Evelyn’s been a cautionary tale about what happens when principled people fall under Mike’s sway.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Admonitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonitory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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