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Antonyms for epigram
ˈɛp ɪˌgræmepi·gram

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  1. epigram, quipnoun

    a witty saying

    Synonyms:
    quip, crack, sally, wisecrack

How to use epigram in a sentence?

  1. Sbastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort:

    Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.

  2. Edwin P. Whipple:

    An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

  3. Minna Antrim:

    An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

  4. Oscar Levant:

    An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.

  5. John Updike:

    To say that war is madness is like saying that sex is madness: true enough, from the standpoint of a stateless eunuch, but merely a provocative epigram for those who must make their arrangements in the world as given.

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