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Definition of admonished : of Admonish

Synonyms:

rebuked, punished, reproved, reprimanded

cautioned, enjoined, alerted, advised, exhorted, warned, forewarned

daunted, discouraged, disinclined, barred, derailed, restrained, diverted, checked, banned, disheartened, prevented, chilled, deflected, averted, dampened, inhibited, dissuaded, intimidated, deterred, depressed

bullied, browbeaten, threatened, frightened, scared, harassed, bulldozed, hinted, foreboded, browbeat, tormented

criticized, blamed, defiled, disparaged, discredited, disapproved, chastened, derided, renounced, censured, castigated, defamed, scorned, condemned, upbraided, denounced, reproached, vilified, chastised, chided, denigrated, deprecated

Usage examples:

• It nerves an admonished ambition. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• There, there, admonished Jack, that'll be about all of that. - "The Boy Scouts on the Yukon", Ralph Victor.
• This incident, however, admonished me not to be cast down when things look gloomiest, as the hand of the Lord is generally then most busy; that men may learn to perceive, that whatever good is accomplished is not their work but his. - "The Bible in Spain", George Borrow.