Synonyms of maxims

maxims

noun

plural of maxim

as in sayings

an often stated observation regarding something from common experience

it's a common maxim that "a watched pot never boils," but that's not literally true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sayings
• proverbs
• words
• aphorisms
• mottoes
• epigrams
• adages
• saws
• apothegms
• sententiae
• truths
• bywords
• clichés
• axioms
• expressions
• precepts
• platitudes
• commonplaces
• bromides
• formulas
• remarks
• truisms
• comments
• felicities
• reflections
• wheezes
• notes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maxims

Groups of implicatures Grice identified three broad groups of implicatures generated through the observance, violation, or flouting of maxims in keeping with the cooperative principle. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

The walls are robin’s-egg blue, painted with images of meditating skeletons and vaguely inspirational maxims. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

By now, decades into Americans’ pursuit of cooking as a mainstream hobby, certain maxims have become near-law among food lovers. — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026

Maybe anyone planning long journeys should take those maxims as advice anyhow. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The rest of the book is spent expanding on these maxims one by one, in her colloquial, easy style, with references to classic psychological studies, her own research and her own experiences. — Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 25 Nov. 2025

Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025

Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn. — Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025