| Main Entry: | aphorism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying expressing a belief, often true |
Synonyms: |
adage, apothegm, axiom, dictum, maxim, moral, precept, proverb, rule, saw, saying, truism |
| Main Entry: | adage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying or proverb |
Synonyms: |
aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, maxim, motto, precept, saw |
| Main Entry: | axiom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principle |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apothegm, device, dictum, fundamental, law, maxim, moral, postulate, precept, proposition, proverb, saying, theorem, truism, truth |
Antonyms: |
absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox |
| Main Entry: | byword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, gnomic saying, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, saw, shibboleth, slogan, standing joke |
| Main Entry: | dictum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying; proverb |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, brocard, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, precept, rule, saw, truism |
| Main Entry: | epigram |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | witticism |
Synonyms: |
aphorism, bon mot, joke, motto, pithy saying, quip, quirk |
| Notes: | an epigram is a short statement that makes an interesting, frequently profound, observation about life or the world; an epigraph is a statement culled from the writings or sayings of someone else and used as the heading |
| Main Entry: | maxim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, belief, brocard, byword, canon, commonplace, device, dictum, epithet, formula, law, moral, motto, platitude, precept, prescript, proverb, rule, saw, tenet, theorem, truism |
| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lesson, proverb |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, dictum, epigram, gnome, maxim, meaning, message, moralism, motto, point, precept, rule, saw, saying, sermon, significance, truism |
| Main Entry: | motto |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying, slogan |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apothegm, battle cry, byword, catchphrase, cry, epigram, formula, maxim, precept, proverb, rallying cry, rule, saw, sentiment, shibboleth, war cry, watchword, word |
| Main Entry: | proverb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying referring to common fact, knowledge |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, catch phrase, daffodil, dictum, epigram, folk wisdom, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, platitude, precept, repartee, saw, text, truism, witticism, word |