Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Maxim

Nouns
  • maxim, aphorism
  • apothegm, apophthegm
  • dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb
  • sentence, motto, word, byword, moral, phylactery, protasis. axiom, theorem, scholium, truism, postulate. first principles, a priori fact, assumption (supposition) Supposition. reflection etc. (idea) [Object of thought.] Idea
  • conclusion etc. (judgment) Judgment [Conclusion.]
  • golden rule etc. (precept) Precept
  • principle
  • profession of faith etc. (belief) Belief
  • settled principle, accepted principle, formula. accepted fact. received truth, wise maxim, sage maxim, received maxim, admitted maxim, recognized maxim etc.
  • true saying, common saying, hackneyed saying, trite saying, commonplace saying etc.
Adjectives
  • aphoristic, proverbial, phylacteric
  • axiomatic, gnomic.
Adverbs
  • as the saying goes, as the saying is, as they say.