Adage

Noun

 * 1) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.
 * 2) An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

Adjectives for Adage
well-phrased; clumsy; appropriate; favorite; familiar; classic; oft-quoted; apt.

Verbs for Adage
accept -; call to mind -; conceive -; disprove -; grasp -; interpret -; lean against -; paraphrase -; reiterate -; verify -; - expresses.

Thesaurus
ana; analects; aphorism; apothegm; axiom; byword; catchword; collected sayings; current saying; dictate; dictum; distich; epigram; expression; gnome; golden saying; maxim; moral; mot; motto; oracle; phrase; pithy saying; precept; prescript; proverb; proverbial saying; proverbs; saw; saying; sentence; sententious expression; sloka; stock saying; sutra; teaching; text; verse; wisdom; wisdom literature; wise saying; witticism; word; words of wisdom

Synonyms

 * proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm.
 * See also Thesaurus:saying