Synonyms of idioms

idioms

noun

plural of idiom

as in phrases

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

• phrases
• expressions
• slogans
• figures of speech
• terms
• mottoes
• clichés
• epithets
• colloquialisms
• locutions
• expletives
• neologisms
• euphemisms
• names
• archaisms
• shibboleths
• vulgarisms
• watchwords
• modernisms
• provincialisms
• bywords
• cries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of idioms

There are always critics in all idioms whose goal is writing about something much bigger using a review to get there. — 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

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

On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

The film’s look is inspired by ink wash paintings and wood blocks, moving fluidly between different visual idioms. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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

Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions. — Ryan Kolln, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026