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saying - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maxim, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, motto, precept, statement, truism, apophthegm, saw |
| Main Entry: | say |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make declaration |
| Synonyms: | add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap*, gab*, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip*, maintain, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, rap*, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel*, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak*, break silence, give voice, make known, put forth, put into words |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aphorism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying expressing a belief, often true |
| Synonyms: | adage, apothegm, axiom, dictum, maxim, moral, precept, proverb, rule, saying, truism, 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: | cliché |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overused, hackneyed phrase |
| Synonyms: | adage, banality, bromide, buzzword, commonplace, motto, platitude, proverb, rubber stamp*, saying, shibboleth, slogan, stereotype, truism, boiler plate, chestnut*, corn*, counterword, familiar tune, old story, potboiler, prosaism, stale saying, threadbare phrase, trite remark, triteness, triviality, vapid expression |
| Antonyms: | coinage, nuance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excerpt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | citation; something taken from a whole |
| Synonyms: | extract, fragment, notation, note, part, passage, piece, portion, quotation, quote, saying, section, selection, pericope |
| Antonyms: | insert, whole |
| Main Entry: | inscription |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | message |
| Synonyms: | autograph, caption, dedication, engraving, epitaph, heading, imprint, label, legend, saying, signature, wording, lettering |
| Main Entry: | lore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | myths, traditional wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, belief, custom, doctrine, enlightenment, erudition, experience, fable, folklore, information, knowledge, learning, legend, mythology, saga, saying, scholarship, science, superstition, tale, teaching, tradition, letters, mythos, saw |
| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lesson, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, axiom, dictum, epigram, gnome, maxim, meaning, message, motto, point, precept, rule, saying, sermon, significance, truism, apophthegm, moralism, saw |
| Main Entry: | phrase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of words; way of speaking |
| Synonyms: | byword, catchphrase, catchword, diction, expression, idiom, locution, maxim, motto, parlance, phraseology, remark, saying, shibboleth, slogan, tag, terminology, utterance, verbiage, watchword, wording, phrasing, styling, verbalism, wordage |
| Main Entry: | precept |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law, rule of behavior, action |
| Synonyms: | axiom, behest, bidding, byword, canon, command, commandment, decree, direction, doctrine, dogma, edict, formula, fundamental, guideline, injunction, instruction, law, mandate, maxim, motto, order, ordinance, prescript, principle, regulation, rule, saying, statute, tenet, decretum |
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comment, observation |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, annotation, assertion, attention, back talk, bon mot, cognizance, comeback, commentary, conclusion, consideration, crack*, declaration, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, expression, gloss, heed, illustration, interpretation, mention, mind, note, notice, obiter dictum, observance, opinion, point, recognition, reflection, regard, saying, statement, talk, thought, two cents' worth, utterance, wisecrack, witticism, word |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slogan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
| Synonyms: | byword, catchphrase, catchword, expression, idiom, jingle, phrase, proverb, saying, shibboleth*, trademark*, war cry*, watchword, rallying cry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sound bite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very brief broadcast statement |
| Synonyms: | blurb*, buzzword, clip, excerpt, notation, note, one-liner, passage, photo opportunity, piece, quotation, quote, saying, selection, slogan, snippet, fifteen minutes of fame, news item, newsbreak, outtake, spot news |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | utterance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revelation |
| Synonyms: | announcement, articulation, assertion, declaration, delivery, discourse, ejaculation, expression, opinion, oration, pronouncement, rant, recitation, remark, reply, response, saying, sentence, speaking, speech, spiel, statement, talk, vent, voice, word, words, asseveration, peroration, verbalization, vocalization, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | mentioning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remarking |
| Synonyms: | noting, observing, saying |
| Main Entry: | suggesting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indicating |
| Synonyms: | saying, implying |
| Main Entry: | wise saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | words of wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, gnome, maxim, moral, precept, proverb, saying, witticism, apophthegm, saw |
| Main Entry: | articulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clear, coherent speech |
| Synonyms: | delivery, diction, expression, pronunciation, saying, speaking, statement, talking, utterance, enunciation, verbalization, vocalization, voicing |
| Antonyms: | mispronunciation |
| Main Entry: | citation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excerpt |
| Synonyms: | example, illustration, mention, passage, quotation, quote, quoting, reference, saying, source |
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