GRE vocabulary
admonish
to warn or reprimand someone firmly
Word origin: From Latin admonere, to warn (ad- to plus monere to advise).
Usage & nuance
Using “admonish” well
Admonish carries a sense of authoritative warning or gentle reproof, milder than a harsh punishment. It can mean both to scold and to caution against future error.
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Common questions
Questions about “admonish”
Admonish (verb) means to warn or reprimand someone firmly
Here is admonish used in an example sentence: "The teacher admonished the students for talking during the exam." Another example: "The judge paused to admonish the attorney for repeatedly interrupting the witness."
Common synonyms for admonish include reprove, rebuke, caution.
Antonyms of admonish include praise, commend, applaud.
Admonish pairs with reprove, rebuke, and caution in GRE Verbal. Its antonyms praise, commend, and applaud mark the approval a passage may set against it.
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