Synonyms of idiom

idiom

noun

ˈi-dē-əm 

as in phrase

a sequence of words having a specific meaning

the English idiom "how are you doing?" is our version of a greeting that in some other languages can be translated as "how are you going?"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• phrase
• expression
• term
• slogan
• motto
• figure of speech
• epithet
• cliché
• colloquialism
• locution
• expletive
• euphemism
• modernism
• shibboleth
• name
• byword
• watchword
• neologism
• provincialism
• vulgarism
• cry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of idiom

The first Velvet Underground album, the mid-period Beatles, Kinks, and Creedence Clearwater Revival records, with enough time, seem almost like different components to the same idiom. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Cinema is, after all, a language, and Belgian filmmakers come from a country built on the need to understand language as a bridge—between its regions, its people, and its idioms. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

The multigenerational family epic is one of my favorite kinds of novels, and Min Jin Lee is a master of that idiom. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

There are plenty of idioms to describe Andrean outside hitter Aleece Ehler’s freshman season. — Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026