Synonyms of admonishing

admonishing 1 of 2

adjective

ad-ˈmä-ni-shiŋ 

as in warning

serving as or offering a warning

shot an admonishing glance at me just as I was about to spill the beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• admonitory
• cautionary
• cautioning
• punitive
• monitory
• premonitory
• exemplary
• didactic
• moralistic
• advisory
• moralizing
• punishing
• counseling
• counselling

admonishing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of admonish

1

as in reprimanding

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault

admonished her for littering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reprimanding
• scolding
• criticizing
• blaming
• chiding
• rebuking
• reproving
• reproaching
• mocking
• faulting
• berating
• condemning
• upbraiding
• getting on
• lecturing
• getting after
• ticking off
• haranguing
• attacking
• castigating
• censuring
• lambasting
• denouncing
• crucifying
• excoriating
• knocking
• ridiculing
• assailing
• burning one's ears
• disparaging
• slamming
• jawing
• belittling
• minimizing
• flaying
• lashing
• deriding
• panning
• dressing down
• chewing out
• blasting
• abusing
• railing (at or against)
• bad-mouthing
• scoffing
• keelhauling
• scoring
• deprecating
• scorning
• rating
• reprehending
• dissing
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• indorsing
• sanctioning
• praising
• applauding
• extolling
• saluting
• okaying
• lauding
• hailing
• touting
• OK'ing

2

as in advising

to give advice to

my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advising
• warning
• teaching
• telling
• informing
• counselling
• encouraging
• convincing
• urging
• cautioning
• counseling
• adjuring
• coaching
• alerting
• guiding
• persuading
• instructing
• exhorting
• imploring
• begging
• shepherding
• briefing
• mentoring
• forewarning
• leading
• showing
• inducing
• steering
• familiarizing
• filling in
• suggesting
• recommending
• apprising
• directing
• talking (into)
• acquainting
• tutoring
• proposing
• piloting
• prevailing (upon)
• cluing (in)
• clueing (in)
• wising (up)

Examples of admonishing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Nevertheless, Waterbar received an admonishing phone call from team Drake. —Brock Keeling, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2022

Rose protests the admonishing tone, confidently signaling that the French are no better than her. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022

And what happened on Tuesday was this: In key states and races -- from Virginia to New Jersey to Long Island -- voters leaned toward Republicans, rejecting -- or at least admonishing -- Democrats up to and including President Joe Biden. —Chris Cillizza, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021

But articles also popped up admonishing parents for writing about their kids at all. —Heather Lanier, Longreads, 4 Mar. 2021