All apothegm synonyms
ap·o·thegm
A a noun apothegm
- saying — what a person says or has to say.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- dictum — A dictum is a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
- truism — a self-evident, obvious truth.
- maxim — Hiram Percy, 1869–1936, U.S. inventor.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- proverb — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- axiom — An axiom is a statement or idea which people accept as being true.
- adage — An adage is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life.