Synonyms for "admonishment" (32 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Noun(1 words)

admonition

admonitionalarmcautioncaveatcorrectionexample

Strong matches (9)

hintlecturelessonmoralnoticenotificationobject lesson

Noun(2 words)

monishmentmonition

Related words (16)

punishmentrapratingrebukereprehensionscoldingsermonspankingthreattip offultimatumwigword to the wise

Noun(3 words)

reprimandreproachreproof

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

rebukereprehensionreprimandreproofreproval

Synonyms

1 entries

admonition

coordinate

9 entries

admonitionadvicecounselexhortationmonitionrecommendationredesuggestiontip

derived from

1 entries

admonish

related to

3 entries

admonishrebukereprimand

Translations

11 translations across 6 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• предупреждение noun (the act of admonishing)

German

2 entries

• Ermahnung noun (the act of admonishing)
• Rüge noun (the act of admonishing)

Indonesian

1 entries

• teguran noun (the act of admonishing)

Japanese

1 entries

• 戒告 noun (the act of admonishing)

Portuguese

1 entries

• admoestação noun (the act of admonishing)

Russian

4 entries

• замечание noun (the act of admonishing)
• порицание noun (the act of admonishing)
• предостережение noun (the act of admonishing)
• увещание noun (the act of admonishing)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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My father's admonishment was hard to bear.

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