Synonyms of exhortations

exhortations

noun

plural of exhortation

as in recommendations

a statement that strongly urges someone to do or avoid doing something

Despite her parents' exhortations to spend responsibly, she blew most of her savings on an expensive sports car.

Related Words

• recommendations
• suggestions
• warnings
• instructions
• urgings
• speeches
• sermons
• lectures
• lessons
• advice
• data
• cautions
• tips
• feedback
• information
• solutions
• directions
• teachings
• pointers
• considerations
• thoughts
• observations
• hints
• expostulations
• alarms
• answers
• guidance
• advisements
• alerts
• remonstrances
• remonstrations
• admonitions
• forewarnings
• briefings
• verdicts
• promptings
• interferences
• admonishments
• judgments
• assistances
• inputs
• counsel
• adjurations
• primings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exhortations

Duckworth also faced backlash from critics who argued that her message was, at best, a series of hollow exhortations to simply try harder and, at worst, an insidious form of victim-blaming that ignored structural inequality. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Their exhortations to get rich quick, drive fast cars and aggressively treat women as property are followed by millions of people online. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded. — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026

Then the speakers’ exhortations to excellence would build in emotional intensity until women began to weep and the meeting erupted in spontaneous pledges to set new personal bests. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

Passages range from the creation of the world to bloody battles and apocalyptic destruction, from exhortations to love of God, neighbor and the needy to passages telling of Jesus' life, death and resurrection. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026

But also as promised, the show was all about joy, optimism and self-belief, and if her monologues occasionally veered into self-care exhortations, that was perfectly on brand as well. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

Caminero’s sprint included several mid-stride hops and fist pumps and exhortations to the crowd. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

Trump’s exhortations to the oil industry dovetail with a broader push to address cost-of-living concerns weighing heavily on Republicans’ bid to maintain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026