30 entries under proverb topic. ×

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dictum(noun, statement, express, truth, principle)
25
aphorism(noun, belief, true, moral, language)
23
adage(noun, commonplace, instruction, language, chestnut)
18
motto(noun, expression, idiom, law, rule)
17
maxim(noun, expression, rule, moral, language)
17
saw(noun, verb, talk, wisdom, statement)
13
byword(noun, expression, rule, talk, instruction)
12
axiom(noun, expression, rule, moral, instruction)
9
truism(noun, moral, truth, commonplace, chestnut)
8
moral(noun, significance, meaning, statement, instruction)
7
apophthegm(noun, significance, meaning, message)
7
slogan(noun, expression, idiom, commonplace, clip)
3
commonplace(noun, chestnut, saw, overused)
3
formula(noun, rule, principle, teaching, saw)
2
prescript(rule, principle, teaching, saw)
1
buzzword(commonplace, clip, chestnut, quotation)
1
shibboleth(noun, expression, idiom, handle, commonplace)
1
standing joke(expression, idiom, wit, axiom)
0
belief(wisdom, tradition, saw, teachings)
0
canon(rule, principle, teaching, saw)
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APASmart Define. (2016). saying thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/saying/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "saying thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/saying/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, saying thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/saying/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "saying thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/saying/thesaurus/synonyms>