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shibboleth

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shibboleth

1 an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)

  • we knew that their claim of giving "the best deal in town" was just a shibboleth
Synonyms of shibboleth

banner, catchphrase, cry, slogan, tagline, watchword
Words Related to shibboleth

expression, idiom

catchword, cliché (also cliche)

maxim, motto

battle cry, war cry

2 an idea or expression that has been used by many people

  • thereʼs a lot of truth in the shibboleth that if you give some people an inch, they'll take a mile
Synonyms of shibboleth

banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), commonplace, groaner, homily, platitude, trope, truism
Words Related to shibboleth

conventional wisdom, party line, routine

inanity

generality, generalization, simplification

adage, proverb, saw, saying

old wivesʼ tale, stereotype
Near Antonyms of shibboleth

profundity

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