Synonyms for saw
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A saying or proverb.
Related words
- Word family
- saw-stool saw-trestle sawbones sawist sawman sawmill sawtooth saw-tooth
- Phrases
- keyhole saw pad saw saw logs old saw saw wood musical saw table saw two-man saw
Forms
- Plural
- saws → sayings, bywords, adages, proverbs…
Example sentences
- saying I will not go to the length of saying such things.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| saw | rising | |
| saying | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- maxim2, gnome1, adage2
- 6 letters
- saying2, dictum2, byword2
- 7 letters
- proverb2
- 8 letters
- aphorism4, apothegm
- 10 letters
- apophthegm
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maxim2 = 2 syllables).