Proverb

/ˈpɹɑvɝb/

Synonyms for "proverb" (75 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(6 words)
adageadagesaphorismbook of proverbsbywordbywords

Strong matches (23)

catchwordclichecoin a phrasecollected sayingscommonplacecurrent sayingdictatedictumdistichepigramexpressiongnomegolden sayinghomilymaximmoral
Noun(6 words)
cultural expressionsdictumsfolk idiomleopardmaximmaxims
Verb(1 words)
forewarned

Related words (37)

Noun(10 words)
moral from historyold norse segjaproverb bookproverbs collectionsawsawssayingsayingsthe fewer the betterthe more the better
motmottooraclephrasepithy sayingplatitudepreceptprescriptproverbial sayingproverbssawsayingsentencesententious expressionslokastock sayingsutrateachingtexttruism
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versewisdomwisdom literaturewise sayingwitticismwordwords of wisdom

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anthologyexpressionfolk expressionliterary worklocutionreference booksaying

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4 entries
biblical proverbbiblical proverbsfolk proverbfolk proverbs

Collocations

5 entries
common proverbfamous proverbold proverbshort proverbwise proverb

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

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The old proverb still holds good in our modern society.

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The proverb is quoted from Franklin.

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The proverb is familiar.

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