Idiom Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭdē-əm
Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. argot
  2. cant
  3. dialect
  4. jargon
  5. language
  6. lexicon
  7. lingo
  8. patois
  9. terminology
  10. vernacular
  11. vocabulary
A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. parlance
The style of a particular artist or school or movement
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. artistic style

Words Related to Idiom

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Idiom Sentence Examples

  • An idiom to describe heavy rain is, "it's raining cats and dogs!"

  • However, with few exceptions, the cottages are styled within the vernacular revival idiom.

  • Through these two dancers, the classical idiom truly becomes a language, which they utter with utmost expressive clarity.

  • When someone says "beat around the bush" to describe not addressing an issue, they are using an idiom.

  • This idiom could, of course, be explained on the hypothesis of an Aramaic original.

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