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

Out of love for different sound systems, different writing systems, different grammars, different sets of concepts, different idioms, different ways of seeing the world. — Douglas Hofstadter, Time, 30 June 2026

The best tended to use puns, literalization — turning an idiom into reality — and pedantic humor to delight and torment children in equal measures. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 21 June 2026

That French idiom about having long teeth — les dents longues — can have negative connotations about a person’s ambitious streak. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 June 2026

The Suez Canal incident of March 2021 revealed the same pattern in a different idiom. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026