Synonyms for catchword
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Watchword — A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a particular group or time; a slogan or…
2. Slogan
3. Guide word — A word at the end of a book page that repeats the first word from the following page. (Such words served as…
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A word at the end of a book page that repeats the first word from the following page. (Such words served as aids to the bookbinder (to check rapidly for correct placement of leaves) and were also viewed by some readers as aids to smooth reading.)
- n. 2
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a particular group or time; a slogan or buzzword.
- n. 3
The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
Forms
- Plural
- catchwords → watchwords, bywords, workwords, slogans…
Example sentences
- watchword Tom gave the watchword and was allowed in.
- byword Timbuktu's name has become a byword of remoteness.
- slogan "India for the Hindus" is a Hindu nationalist slogan.
- motto "Liberty, equality, fraternity" is a French motto.
By length
- 3 letters
- cue1
- 5 letters
- motto2
- 6 letters
- slogan2, byword2, custos
- 8 letters
- workword
- 9 letters
- watchword2
- 10 letters
- shibboleth3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motto2 = 2 syllables).