| Main Entry: | saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maxim, proverb |
Synonyms: |
adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, motto, precept, saw, statement, truism |
| 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: | articulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clear, coherent speech |
Synonyms: |
delivery, diction, enunciation, expression, pronunciation, saying, speaking, statement, talking, utterance, verbalization, vocalization, voicing |
Antonyms: |
mispronunciation |
| 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: | citation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excerpt |
Synonyms: |
example, illustration, mention, passage, quotation, quote, quoting, reference, saying, source |
| Main Entry: | cliché |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overused, hackneyed phrase |
Synonyms: |
adage, banality, boiler plate, bromide, buzzword, chestnut, commonplace, corn, counterword, familiar tune, motto, old story, platitude, potboiler, prosaism, proverb, rubber stamp, saying, shibboleth, slogan, stale saying, stereotype, threadbare phrase, trite remark, triteness, triviality, truism, vapid expression |
Antonyms: |
coinage, nuance |
| Main Entry: | declaration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assertion of belief or knowledge |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, admission, advertisement, affirmation, allegation, announcement, answer, attestation, averment, avowal, bomb*, broadcast, communication, deposition, disclosure, enunciation, explanation, exposition, expression, hot air, information, notice, notification, oath, pitch, presentation, profession, promulgation, protestation, publication, remark, report, revelation, say so, saying, spiel*, statement, story, testimony, two cents' worth, utterance |
Antonyms: |
denial, disavowal, retraction |
| Main Entry: | excerpt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | citation; something taken from a whole |
Synonyms: |
extract, fragment, notation, note, part, passage, pericope, piece, portion, quotation, quote, saying, section, selection |
Antonyms: |
insert, whole |
| Main Entry: | inscription |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | message |
Synonyms: |
autograph, caption, dedication, engraving, epitaph, heading, imprint, label, legend, lettering, saying, signature, wording |
| 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, letters, mythology, mythos, saga, saw, saying, scholarship, science, superstition, tale, teaching, tradition |