Thesaurus:saying

Thesaurus

saying

English

Noun

Sense: a proverb or maxim; something often said

Synonyms

• saying
• adage
• saw
• proverb
• maxim
• apothegm
• apophthegm
• dictum
• gnome
• gnomic saying
• mantra
• paroemia

Hyponyms

• aphorism
• bromide
• epigram
• homily
• old saw
• platitude

Various

• axiom
• banality
• bon mot
• bumper sticker
• buzzword
• catchphrase
• chestnut
• cliché
• collocation
• colloquialism
• dogma
• epithet
• expression
• figure of speech    [⇒ thesaurus]
• formula
• gossip    [⇒ thesaurus]
• guideline
• idiom
• jingle
• motto
• moral
• mot
• motto
• myth
• old chestnut
• parable
• phrase    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pleasantry
• precept
• principle
• quip
• quotation
• quote
• refrain
• remark
• rule    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rule of thumb
• sentence
• sermon
• set phrase
• shibboleth
• slogan
• tenet
• theorem    [⇒ thesaurus]
• truism
• truth    [⇒ thesaurus]
• watchword
• witticism

Adjective

• clichéd
• gnomic
• hackneyed    [⇒ thesaurus]
• oft-repeated
• proverbial
• rumored
• sententious

See also

• Thesaurus:hackneyed
• Thesaurus:talkative (adjective)
• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 496. Maxim
• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 697. Precept

Further reading

• Wiktionary:Roget Thesaurus Classification

  Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties

  Division I. Formation of Ideas

  Section V. Results Of Reasoning

  “496. maxim” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

• “saying” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• "saying" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• "maxim" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• "proverb" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.