admonish
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
I warned him not to go too far
Types & categories
- counsel hypernym
Related & opposite
- admonition derivation
- admonisher derivation
- admonitory derivation
- warn verb group
Sense 2 verb
warn strongly; put on guard
Types & categories
- warn hypernym
Related & opposite
- admonition derivation
- caveat derivation
- admonisher derivation
- admonitory derivation
Sense 3 verb
take to task
He admonished the child for his bad behavior
Types & categories
- criticize hypernym
Related & opposite
- rebuke derivation
- monition derivation
- upbraider derivation
- admonishing derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonisher |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonitory |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | warn |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | counsel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | caveat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonisher |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonitory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | warn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | monition |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | upbraider |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonishing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticize |