Maxim [noun]
Definition of Maxim:
saying
Synonyms of Maxim:
● Aphorism
● Dictum
● Adage
● Theorem
● Proverb
● Motto
● Axiom
● Byword
● Belief
● Truism
● Epithet
● Canon
● Rule
● Tenet
● Precept
● Moral
● Device
● Formula
● Law
● Saw
● Brocard
Opposite/Antonyms of Maxim:
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Sentence/Example of Maxim:
He fired his volley of explanation at his employer with the rapidity of a Maxim gun.
Apply this maxim—you may do it a thousand ways, especially in company.
"No faith with duns" became, as he frankly declared, a maxim of his morality.
What a man does by another he does by himself, says the maxim.
This expression has ever since held its place as a maxim of polite conversation.
In some cases this maxim may be just, but not in the present instance.
Always be careful of back doors, is a maxim with me in all my exploits.
The sentiments of the egoist are summed up in the maxim, "After me the deluge!"
It is a maxim worthy of all acceptation that a man may have that allowance he takes.
If this maxim were acted up to, what attorney could we ever get to frame an indictment?