- admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving - expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Antonyms: favorable, favourable (indirect, via unfavorable)
- warn, discourage, admonish, monish - admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
--1 is one way to advise, counsel
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun admonition1, noun admonisher1
Sam cannot admonish Sue
- caution, admonish, monish - warn strongly; put on guard
--2 is one way to warn
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun admonition1, noun admonisher1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- admonish, reprove - take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
--3 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun admonishment1, noun admonition2
Somebody ----s somebody