List of antonyms from "by surprise" to antonyms from "bye"


Discover our 190 antonyms available for the terms "by-word, by then, by the whole of, by-words, by the time mentioned" and many more. Click on one of the words below and go directly to the antonyms associated with it.

Definition of the day : « by-word »

  • 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