admonish[verb]Synonyms: reprimand, berate, chide, rebuke, scold, slap on the wrist, tell off
(informal)
Antonyms: commend
Contrasted words: applaud, approve, compliment
Related Idioms: have a word with
Related Words: caution,
forewarn,
warn [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ad‧mon‧ish /ədˈmɒnɪʃ $ -ˈmɑː-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: admonester, from Latin admonere 'to warn', from ad- 'to' + monere 'to warn']
formal to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong
admonish somebody for (doing) something
The witness was admonished for failing to answer the question.—admonishment noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲