All admonish synonyms
ad·mon·ish
A a verb admonish
- scold — to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
- chide — If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
- berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
- warn — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- upbraid — to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
- censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- rebuke — to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
- reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- ding — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
- growl — to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: The dog growled at the mail carrier.
- notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- counsel — Counsel is advice.
- forewarn — to warn in advance.
- hoist — to hoist.
- rap — to carry off; transport.
- glue — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- reprove — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- tell off — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
- call down — to request or invoke
- call on the carpet — (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
- draw the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- jack up — an increase or rise: a recent jack-up in prices.
- sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- speak to — talk or converse with
- talk to — speak to, address
- give a piece of one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- caution — Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
- reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- chew out — If you chew someone out, you tell them off in a very angry way.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.