admonish

admonish [verb]: to advise or counsel against something; to reprimand.

Example: My boss admonished me in front of my colleagues.

Related words: admonisher [noun], admonishingly [adverb], admonishment [noun]

Synonyms: advise, berate, censure, chide, counsel, enjoin, rebuke, reprimand, scold, upbraid

Antonyms: applaud, approve, commend, compliment, extol, flatter, laud, praise

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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