Synonyms for proverbial
prəˈvɜr bi əlprover·bial

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1. proverbial

   Synonyms:
   notorious, current, acknowledged, unquestioned

   Antonyms:
   dubious, unfounded, suspicious, suspected, questionable

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1. proverbialadjective

   of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb

   "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"

   Antonyms:
   unknown

2. proverbialadjective

   widely known and spoken of

   "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"

   Antonyms:
   unknown

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1. List of paraphrases for "proverbial":

   legendary, famous

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1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   one thing poverty has taught me is how to be patient.because I learn that so many times,-driven by our desire to make things better with our circumstances, we often overlook the dangers of unforeseen catastrophic consequences. my beloved mother would say-tek time, run fast. jamaican proverbial wisdom.

2. Pavel Molchanov:

   Oil and gas companies do not want to drill more, they are under pressure from the financial community to pay more dividends, to do more share buybacks instead of the proverbial' drill baby drill,' which is the way they would have done things 10 years ago. Corporate strategy has fundamentally changed.

3. Bryan benjamin nicholls:

   to men and women alike your age just a number if you love the person for who they are what they are and respect there beliefs and accept them for who they are you love them in short love is all you need in a relationship and throw your age out the proverbial window.

4. Col Robert Lee Maginnis:

   Putin's decision to limit access to Facebook is a terrible omen for Russian freedom, it is the proverbial camel's nose under the tent.Expect much worse denial of freedom to follow.This is especially true as evidenced by the Kremlin's recent decision to clamp down on anti-war protesters.

5. Col Robert Lee Maginnis:

   It is the proverbial camel's nose under the tent.Expect much worse denial of freedom to follow.This is especially true as evidenced by the Kremlin's recent decision to clamp down on anti-war protesters.