admonish
verbHow many syllables in admonish?
There are 3 syllables in the word admonish.How to pronounce admonish:
Definition of admonish:
- admonish (verb):
- to reprimand sternly
- to indicate duties or obligations to
- admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.
Synonyms for admonish:
advise
bawl out
berate
blame
carpet
caution
censure
check
chew out
chide
condemn
counsel
criticize
discourage
fault
get after
get on
give someone a rocket
lambast
mock
rap someone over the knuckles
read the riot act to someone
rebuke
rede
reprimand
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Antonyms for admonish:
accept
acclaim
agree
aid
allow
animate
applaud
approve
assist
big up
boost
cheer
cherish
cite
comfort
commend
compliment
congratulate
crow
delight
embolden
encourage
endorse
exalt
excuse
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- ruthlessly
- socialize
- sneakily
- skeptical
- Ezekiel
- achiever
- uterus
- integrate
- farmer's lung
- Bangladesh
- moodiness
- listening
- adhesive
- subtrahend
- stern-wheeler
- preceding
- monorhyme
- worriless
- Jucika
- flowerpot
- testify
- seventy
- overnight
- addable
- vicereine
- uncanny
- unadvised
- quietened
- pervaded
- Mackinac
- Habiki
- festinate
- overhead
- unwisely
- unfulfilled
- sleepiest
- nocturnal
- noadiah
- established
- enlistee
- retina
- impeachment
- fatefully
- cobbler
- rapturous
- positive
- oncoming
- fallible
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Syllable Fun Fact
The variation in syllable count for the same word between British and American English accents, such as 'secretary', reflects differences in pronunciation standards.
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