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Synonyms for adage
ˈæd ɪdʒadage

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Wiktionary4.3 / 4 votes

  1. adagenoun

    Synonyms:
    colloquialism, proverb, apophthegm

  2. adagenoun

    An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.

    Synonyms:
    colloquialism, apophthegm, proverb

  3. adagenoun

    An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

    Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage (Lady MacBeth)

    Synonyms:
    apophthegm, colloquialism, proverb

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.3 / 3 votes

  1. adage

    The proverb or adage gives homely truth in condensed, practical form, the adage often pictorial. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick" is a proverb; "The cat loves fish, but dares not wet her feet," is an adage. Both the proverb and the adage, but especially the latter, are thought of as ancient and widely known. An aphorism partakes of the character of a definition; it is a summary statement of what the author sees and believes to be true. An apothegm is a terse statement of what is plain or easily proved. The aphorism is philosophical, the apothegm practical. A dictum is a statement of some person or school, on whom it depends for authority; as, a dictum of Aristotle. A saying is impersonal, current among the common people, deriving its authority from its manifest truth or good sense; as, it is an old saying, "the more haste, the worse speed." A saw is a saying that is old, but somewhat worn and tiresome. Precept is a command to duty; motto or maxim is a brief statement of cherished truth, the maxim being more uniformly and directly practical; "God is love" may be a motto, "Fear God and fear naught," a maxim. The precepts of the Sermon on the Mount will furnish the Christian with invaluable maxims or mottoes. A byword is a phrase or saying used reproachfully or contemptuously.

    Synonyms:
    aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, maxim, motto, precept, proverb, saw, saying, truism

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 3 votes

  1. adage

    Synonyms:
    maxim, saying, motto, saw, apothegm, aphorism, byword, proverb, dictum

    Antonyms:
    discourse, disquisition, yarn, harangue

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 5 votes

  1. proverb, adage, saw, bywordnoun

    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

    Synonyms:
    saw, power saw, byword, sawing machine, proverb

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. adagenoun

    Synonyms:
    proverb, saying, saw, dictum, aphorism, apothegm, maxim, by-word, sententious precept

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. adagenoun

    Synonyms:
    saying

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "adage":

    proverb, saying

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How to use adage in a sentence?

  1. John Kerry:

    I believe in John's adage that a fight not joined is a fight not enjoyed.

  2. John Newton:

    There's an old adage in the dairy industry that only five people in the world know how milk is priced in the John Newton, and four of them are dead, milk pricing is very, very complex.

  3. Teresa Reid:

    The old adage that is quoted is, death is different, there's no appeal from that final act of execution.

  4. Jim Aiken:

    There's this old adage in corrections...' If Cheryl Donaldson can't say nothing bad about an inmate, Cheryl Donaldson don't say nothing at all,'.

  5. Don Felder:

    I never challenged control of the band. Basically, all I did was start asking questions. There's an old adage in Hollywood amongst managers: 'Pay your acts enough money that they don't ask questions.' And I started asking questions.


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