3.5.4.2 Saying, proverb

Use this domain for words referring to a saying or proverb--a short thing that people say to teach something.

  • What words refer to a saying?
    saying, proverb, adage, axiom, byword, expression, formula, maxim, moral, saw, truism, household word, well-turned phrase
  • What words refer to a saying taken from a book or movie?
    quotation,
  • What words refer to a saying used by someone to express their beliefs?
    motto, slogan, catchphrase,
  • What words refer to a saying that is used so often that people think it is stupid?
    cliché, platitude,
  • What words describe a saying?
    proverbial, axiomatic, pithy, succinct, terse,
  • What words do people use to begin a saying?
    as the saying goes, as they say, to coin a phrase,