Synonyms for adage
ˈæd ɪdʒadage

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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

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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

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1. adage

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

   Antonyms:
   discourse, disquisition, yarn, harangue

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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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1. adagenoun

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

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1. adagenoun

   Synonyms:
   saying

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1. List of paraphrases for "adage":

   proverb, saying

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1. Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in Chicago, 3 Apr. 1903:

   There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.

2. 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,'.

3. Felisha Chase:

   It does feel wrong when your electric bill is more than your mortgage, around here the old adage is' coal keeps the lights on.' Anyone struggling to keep their electric on knows it's more than the lights.

4. Med Jones:

   The adage that knowledge is power is true. In the world of financial markets and investments, knowledge is the ultimate power. Educate yourself before you invest, if you know something that others don't, you will make a lot of money

5. 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.