Synonyms for saw
sɔsaw

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1. saw

   The proverb or adage gives homely truth in condensed, practical form, the adage often pictorial. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick" is a proverb; "The cat loves fish, but dares not wet her feet," is an adage. Both the proverb and the adage, but especially the latter, are thought of as ancient and widely known. An aphorism partakes of the character of a definition; it is a summary statement of what the author sees and believes to be true. An apothegm is a terse statement of what is plain or easily proved. The aphorism is philosophical, the apothegm practical. A dictum is a statement of some person or school, on whom it depends for authority; as, a dictum of Aristotle. A saying is impersonal, current among the common people, deriving its authority from its manifest truth or good sense; as, it is an old saying, "the more haste, the worse speed." A saw is a saying that is old, but somewhat worn and tiresome. Precept is a command to duty; motto or maxim is a brief statement of cherished truth, the maxim being more uniformly and directly practical; "God is love" may be a motto, "Fear God and fear naught," a maxim. The precepts of the Sermon on the Mount will furnish the Christian with invaluable maxims or mottoes. A byword is a phrase or saying used reproachfully or contemptuously.

   Synonyms:
   adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, maxim, motto, precept, proverb, saying, truism

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1. proverb, adage, saw, bywordnoun

   a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

   Synonyms:
   adage, power saw, byword, sawing machine, proverb

2. sawnoun

   hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

   Synonyms:
   adage, power saw, byword, sawing machine, proverb

3. power saw, saw, sawing machineverb

   a power tool for cutting wood

   Synonyms:
   byword, adage, power saw, sawing machine, proverb

4. sawverb

   cut with a saw

   "saw wood for the fireplace"

Matched Categories

1. • Cut
   • Hand Tool
   • Saying

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1. looked

   like you saw a mouse

   i saw a butterfly

   Submitted by Skausar on December 15, 2022  

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1. sawnoun

   Synonyms:
   saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept

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1. sawnoun

   Synonyms:
   maxim, adage, apothegm, saying

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1. List of paraphrases for "saw":

   watched, seen, witnessed, noticed, see, sawthe, spotted, sawlt, sawthrough, met, re-watched, found, experienced, vu, saws

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How to use saw in a sentence?

1. Ghulam Nabi:

   An explosion rocked the area and right after that children and people started running away, i saw a vehicle catch fire and then a gunfight started.

2. Kevin Reese:

   I saw her last night; she’s starting to feel better, i think she’s getting close to being back on the field.

3. Max Borders:

   We saw the car displacing horses, buggies and buggy whips, but we don’t lament that passage, do we?

4. Brad Raffensperger:

   Georgia's election laws strike an appropriate balance between election security and voter convenience, we saw record voter turnout in 2022, extremely high voter turnout for a midterm election, at levels that prove claims of voter suppression are just as trumped up as claims of stolen elections.

5. Joaquin Humberto:

   At first when people here saw our government identity cards it was hard for them to greet us, the state was seen more as an enemy than an ally. It was seen as repressive, its only presence was the police who went in with guns.