Thesaurus results for ADMONISHMENT

admonishment

noun

as in advice

an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action wintertime admonishments about remembering to wear a coat and hat

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as in warning

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk that near miss with the guardrail was all the admonishment I needed to slow down

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Recent Examples of admonishment In a somewhat direct public admonishment of SpaceX, Sean Duffy, who briefly served as NASA’s acting administrator last year, announced that the space agency would use whichever lander was ready first to complete the landing mission, which is currently slated for as soon as 2028. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026 At the time of Lauersdorf’s public admonishment, Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson had gained widespread attention after Sedgwick declined to cover some aspects of his treatment. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026 Layoffs have disproportionately affected their staff and the bimonthly admonishment from the board about their work in recent months has led to a dark mood in the Serna Center. —

Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Appearing Sunday on Fox News, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned a debate over tariff revenue into yet another admonishment, only this time, the target of his ire had recently turned out championing the role of tariffs in improving the country’s fiscal outlook. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026 Discipline can range from an admonishment to suspension of license to disbarment. —

Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026 In an attempt to still force a vote on the censure, Zepeda proposed amending the mayor’s item to include a formal council admonishment. —

Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026 In every single case where there was a violation of the sanctuary rules, the only thing that was issued was a verbal admonishment. —

Peter Mancina, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025 Try using a spoon, and you'd get chased away from the stove, admonishments ringing in your ears. —

Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Any advice for the time- or attention-challenged?

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
When Stagg’s calculations lead him to conclude that an almighty storm is set to break on June 5, 1944 — the day originally earmarked for the Normandy landings — after a long period of balmy calm, potentially scuppering the entire vast project, his simple but urgent advice is to wait a day.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 May 2026