Synonyms for byword
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Definitions
- n. 1
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
Forms
- Plural
- bywords → adages, proverbs, saws, watchwords…
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A byword is a phrase or saying used reproachfully or contemptuously.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- proverb I want to know the meaning of this Berber proverb.
- adage There must always be two parties to a quarrel, says the old adage.
- aphorism "Time is money" is very true as an aphorism.
- watchword Tom gave the watchword and was allowed in.
By length
- 3 letters
- saw1
- 5 letters
- motto2, maxim2, adage2, axiom3
- 6 letters
- saying2, dictum2, truism3
- 7 letters
- proverb2
- 8 letters
- aphorism4, apothegm
- 9 letters
- watchword2, catchword2
- 10 letters
- apophthegm
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motto2 = 2 syllables).