saying

Meanings

Plural: sayings

Noun

• a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
• A proverb or maxim.
• That which is said; an utterance.

Verb

• express in words
• report or maintain
• express a supposition
• have or contain a certain wording or form
• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
• communicate or express nonverbally
• utter aloud
• state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
• recite or repeat a fixed text
• indicate
• present participle and gerund of say

Synonyms

adage, allege, apophthegm, apothegm, articulate, aver, byword, clichéd, dictum, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, expression, gnome, gnomic, gnomic saying, hackneyed, locution, mantra, maxim, oft-repeated, order, paroemia, pronounce, proverb, proverbial, read, rumored, saw, say, saying, sententious, sound out, state, suppose, tell

Related Words

axiom, banality, bon mot, bumper sticker, buzzword, catchphrase, chestnut, cliché, collocation, colloquialism, dogma, epithet, expression, figure of speech, formula, gossip, guideline, idiom, jingle, moral, mot, motto, myth, old chestnut, parable, phrase, pleasantry, precept, principle, quip, quotation, quote, refrain, remark, rule, rule of thumb, sentence, sermon, set phrase, shibboleth, slogan, tenet, theorem, truism, truth, watchword, witticism