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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
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
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
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
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
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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