Synonyms of epigram

epigram

noun

ˈe-pə-ˌgram 

as in proverb

an often stated observation regarding something from common experience

Benjamin Franklin's famous epigram, "Remember that time is money"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proverb
• saying
• word
• aphorism
• maxim
• motto
• adage
• apothegm
• saw
• sententia
• expression
• byword
• axiom
• cliché
• bromide
• remark
• truth
• truism
• commonplace
• platitude
• precept
• felicity
• formula
• comment
• wheeze
• reflection
• note

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of epigram

By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic? — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Johnson is the author of the epigrams, but Boswell is very much the co-author. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

Holmes’ feed is a babbling stream of self-help epigrams, ankle-deep reflections and many, many photos of herself. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025

That celebrated epigram is delivered by the character of Octave, who is the greatest creation of Renoir’s career—not least because he’s played by Renoir in a performance that’s essentially a self-portrait, even an onscreen self-creation. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025

It’s been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story. — Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Her poems of that era — sonnets, epigrams, eminently quotable snippets of rhymed gossip — pulse with the dynamism and attitude of the modern city. — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Throughout, Snook hams for laughs, turning Wilde’s witticisms and epigrams into slapstick. — Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025

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