Synonyms of idiom

idiom

noun

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