Antonyms for by-word

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bahy-wurd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌwɜrd

Definition of by-word

Origin : also by-word, Old English biword "proverb," formed on the model of Latin proverbium or Greek parabole. Meaning "something that has become proverbial" is from 1530s.

As in maxim : noun saying
As in motto : noun saying, slogan
As in nickname : noun informal title
As in phrase : noun group of words; way of speaking
As in precept : noun law, rule of behavior, action
As in proverb : noun saying referring to common fact, knowledge
As in saying : noun maxim, proverb
As in slogan : noun motto
As in target : noun person as object of ridicule
As in word : noun statement
As in household word : noun commonly known term
As in byword : noun saying
As in catchword : noun motto
As in adage : noun saying or proverb
As in saw : noun proverb
As in handle : noun nickname

Example sentences :

The inactivity of our troops had long become a by-word among us.
Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel

He has now become a by-word as a hypocrite and a merciless self-seeker.
Extract from : « Slain By The Doones » by R. D. Blackmore

The bishop had named him Isengrin, the by-word then for wolf.
Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

Byron had a club foot in his mind, and so Byron is a by-word.
Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens

The word had been in use so frequently that it had become a by-word among the students.
Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird

Be sure that a by-word so compact as that was not one old woman's invention.
Extract from : « Change in the Village » by (AKA George Bourne) George Sturt

His honesty and loyalty were a by-word in the business district.
Extract from : « Skinner's Dress Suit » by Henry Irving Dodge

"Mr. Gladstone's collars" are a by-word in the land; and Mr. Furniss made them.
Extract from : « The History of "Punch" » by M. H. Spielmann

I should return to Argos as a by-word, for the Achaeans will at once go home.
Extract from : « The Iliad » by Homer

I shall not go; I can garnish his bed no longer; I should be a by-word among all the women of Troy.
Extract from : « The Iliad » by Homer

Synonyms for by-word

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