ADAGE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word adage. (close relations)
Definition of ADAGE
Best Alternative Words for ADAGE
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proverb | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people | ||||||||
saw | verbv | |||||||
noun • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people • hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting • a power tool for cutting wood verb • cut with a saw | ||||||||
aphorism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a short pithy instructive saying | ||||||||
dictum | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authoritative declaration • an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding | ||||||||
expression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feelings expressed on a person's face • expression without words • the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions • a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations • the style of expressing yourself • a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement • (genetics) the process of expressing a gene • a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit • the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing | ||||||||
maxim | nounn | |||||||
noun • a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits • English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) | ||||||||
motto | nounn | |||||||
noun • a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual | ||||||||
saying | nounn | |||||||
noun • a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | ||||||||
apophthegm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a short pithy instructive saying | ||||||||
byword | nounn | |||||||
noun • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people | ||||||||
colloquialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |