If I were eighty and she were still alive, I would be getting the same admonition.
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Admonition
/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/
Synonyms for "admonition" (111 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
consultationcorrectioncouncilcounseldetermentdeterrencedeterrent exampledirectionexampleexhortationexpostulationfinal noticefinal warningforewarningfrightening offguidancehinthortationideainjunction
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Noun(8 words)
Related words (55)
Noun(16 words)
preachmentrebukerebukingreprimandreprimandingreprimandsreproofingreproofsrtfmscoldingsteady onwaringwarn awaywarn repeatedlywarningsword of advice
Adjective(2 words)
stern reprimandstern warning
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6 entriesformal censuregentle admonitionmoral admonitionprivate reprimandpublic rebukestern admonition
Collocations
6 entriesformal admonitiongentle admonitionmoral admonitionpublic admonitionstern admonitionverbal admonition
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
This admonition is worth remembering.
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But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.
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