Synonyms for adage
Definitions
- n. 1
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
According to an old adage, oysters are best in months containing the letter R.
Forms
- Plural
- adages → maxims, proverbs, aphorisms, dictums…
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The proverb or adage gives homely truth in condensed, practical form, the adage often pictorial. Both the proverb and the adage, but especially the latter, are thought of as ancient and widely known.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- maxim He worked in his favorite maxim.
- proverb I want to know the meaning of this Berber proverb.
- aphorism "Time is money" is very true as an aphorism.
- dictum As Yoda's old dictum goes, "Do or do not. There is no try."
By length
- 3 letters
- saw1
- 5 letters
- motto2, maxim2, gnome1, axiom3
- 6 letters
- saying2, dictum2, truism3, byword2
- 7 letters
- proverb2, precept2
- 8 letters
- sentence2, aphorism4, apothegm
- 10 letters
- apophthegm
- 13 letters
- colloquialism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motto2 = 2 syllables).