MAXIMS Synonyms

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

• a short pithy instructive saying

• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

• a phrase that has become a catchword

• 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

• a witty saying

• 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

• A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

• A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

• A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

• a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual

• an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

• a short musical passage

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

• dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

• put into words or an expression

• divide, combine, or mark into phrases

• a trite or obvious remark

• rule of personal conduct

• a doctrine that is taught

• 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

• cut with a saw

• a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

• an obvious truth

• a short pithy instructive saying

• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• a trite or obvious remark