Synonyms for by-word
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahy-wurd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌwɜrd |
Top 10 synonyms for by-word Other synonyms for the word by-word
- apophthegm
- apothegm
- appellation
- battle cry
- behest
- belief
- bidding
- brocard
- bulletin
- butt
- byname
- byword
- canon
- catch phrase
- catchphrase
- catchword
- cognomen
- command
- common speech
- commonplace
- communication
- communiqué
- cry
- daffodil
- declaration
- decree
- decretum
- denomination
- designation
- device
- diction
- diminutive
- direction
- directive
- discourse
- dispatch
- dogma
- edict
- epigram
- epithet
- expression
- familiar name
- folk wisdom
- formula
- fundamental
- game
- gnome
- gnomic saying
- gossip
- guideline
- handle
- hearsay
- homespun
- household word
- idiom
- information
- injunction
- instruction
- intelligence
- intimation
- introduction
- jingle
- label
- law
- locution
- mandate
- mark
- maxim
- message
- moniker
- moral
- motto
- name
- news
- nickname
- nomen
- notice
- order
- ordinance
- parlance
- password
- pet name
- phrase
- phraseology
- phrasing
- pigeon
- plain English
- platitude
- precept
- prescript
- prey
- principle
- pronouncement
- proverb
- quarry
- rallying cry
- refrain
- regulation
- remark
- repartee
- report
- rule
- rumble
- rumor
- saw
- saying
- scapegoat
- scorn
- scuttlebutt
- sentiment
- shibboleth
- sitting duck
- slogan
- sobriquet
- speech
- sport
- standing joke
- statement
- statute
- style
- styling
- tag
- talk
- tenet
- terminology
- text
- theorem
- tidings
- title
- trademark
- truism
- utterance
- verbalism
- verbiage
- vernacular
- victim
- war cry
- watchword
- witticism
- word
- wordage
- wording
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for by-word
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