Synonyms and Antonyms of idiom

synonym (synonym of idiom)

  • (noun.communication)
    parlance
    a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    accent, dialect
    the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    artistic style
    the style of a particular artist or school or movement (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase
    an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
     

hypernym (idiom IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language (noun.communication)
    expression, formulation
    the style of expressing yourself (noun.communication)
     
  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    expression, locution, saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication)
     
  • the style of a particular artist or school or movement (noun.attribute)
    fashion, manner, mode, style, way
    how something is done or how it happens (noun.attribute)
     
  • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)
    non-standard speech
    speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF idiom relation)

  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    ruralism, rusticism
    a rural idiom or expression (noun.communication)
     
  • the style of a particular artist or school or movement (noun.attribute)
    baroque, baroqueness
    elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    classical style
    the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    order
    (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from t more.. (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    rococo
    fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    high renaissance
    the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic conte more.. (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    treatment
    a manner of dealing with something artistically (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    neoclassicism
    revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    classicalism, classicism
    a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    romantic movement, romanticism
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization (noun.cognition)
     
  • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)
    eye dialect
    the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    patois
    a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard (noun.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from idiom)

  • a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language (noun.communication)
    idiomatic, idiomatical
    of or relating to or conforming to idiom (adj.pert)
     
  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word
    put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    phrasal
    of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert)
     
  • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)
    accent, accentuate, stress
    put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    dialectal
    belonging to or characteristic of a dialect (adj.pert)
     

domain member usage (.... is used in idiom domain)

  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    out of whack
    out of balance or out of adjustment (adj.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    in the lurch
    in a difficult or vulnerable position (adv.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    like clockwork
    with regularity and precision (adv.all)
     
  • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)
    bang, spang
    leap, jerk, bang (verb.contact)
     
  • (adj.all)
    euphonious
    (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident (adj.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards
    at or to or toward the front (adv.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation domain member usage parlance accent dialect artistic style idiomatic expression phrasal idiom fashion manner mode expression formulation locution baroque baroqueness classical style order rococo high renaissance idiomatic idiomatical articulate formulate phrasal accent out of whack in the lurch like clockwork bang euphonious
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Related Words

. parlance . accent, dialect . artistic style . idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase . expression, formulation . expression, locution, saying . fashion, manner, mode, style, way . non-standard speech . ruralism, rusticism . baroque, baroqueness . classical style . order . rococo . high renaissance . treatment . neoclassicism . classicalism, classicism . romantic movement, romanticism . eye dialect . patois . idiomatic, idiomatical . articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word . phrasal . accent, accentuate, stress . dialectal . out of whack . in the lurch . like clockwork . bang, spang . euphonious . forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards


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