Synonyms of admonition

admonition

noun

ˌad-mə-ˈni-shən 

1

as in advice

an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action

a heartfelt admonition to the graduates to make the most of their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advice
• guidance
• admonishment
• recommendation
• information
• counsel
• suggestion
• input
• feedback
• advisement
• adjuration
• instruction
• assistance
• tip
• answer
• lesson
• data
• teaching
• warning
• urging
• solution
• consideration
• exhortation
• judgement
• thought
• observation
• remonstrance
• coaching
• pointer
• sermon
• verdict
• alert
• lecture
• briefing
• expostulation
• prompting
• preaching
• alarum
• forewarning
• cautioning
• remonstration
• hint
• moralizing
• speech
• judgment
• interference
• mentoring
• alarm
• priming
• direction
• tutoring
• caution
• meddling
• kibbitzing
• pontificating
• kibitzing

2

as in warning

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

ignored the ranger's admonitions and took the road over the mountain, only to be stranded by the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• admonishment
• advice
• recommendation
• caution
• suggestion
• forewarning
• alert
• heads-up
• alarum
• prediction
• notice
• alarm
• informing
• prophecy
• predicting
• prophesy
• guidance
• announcement
• notification
• declaration
• forecasting
• premonition
• tip
• prophesying
• counsel
• augury
• foretelling
• presaging
• prognosticating
• auguring
• notifying
• apprising
• tip-off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of admonition

The woman who organized the protest was gentle in her admonitions. —Kim Barker, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

The meltdown in artificial intelligence stock values this week punctuates Petek’s admonition. —Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025

Forgotten now is Carter’s admonition that natural gas should be considered a premium fuel because of its scarcity and conserved for ‘noble’ uses like petrochemicals. —Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

At the time, the comedian’s admonition was notable for its acidity during what is typically a collegial ceremony. —Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025