Definition for Epigram:

• A Greek inscription.

Synonyms for Epigram:

• n.

  •
  • ballad,
  • cycle,
  • epic.
  •communication (noun)
  • quip,
  • epigram.
  •ha-ha (noun)
  • payof,
  • HAHA.
  •phrase (noun)
  • cliche,
  • adage,
  • metaphor,
  • mannerism,
  • phraseology,
  • expression,
  • paragraph,
  • clause,
  • idiom,
  • maxim,
  • figure of speech,
  • euphemism,
  • slogan,
  • Verbalism,
  • catchphrase,
  • sentence,
  • phrase,
  • terminology.
  •proverb (noun)
  • pro verbs,
  • folk wisdoms,
  • pro-verbs,
  • pro-verb,
  • pro verb.
  •witticism (noun)
  • aphorism,
  • pithy saying,
  • study at saying,
  • quirk.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • free verse,
  • lament,
  • poem,
  • blank verse,
  • nursery rhyme,
  • psalm,
  • limerick,
  • rime,
  • doggerel,
  • elegy,
  • threnody,
  • sonnet,
  • ditty,
  • ode,
  • verse,
  • haiku.
  •
  • wit,
  • lyric.
  •
  • rhyme.
  •
  • lay.

Epigram Sentence Examples:

• Amid the splendid confusion of pathos, irony, passion, mockery, keen wit, and brilliant epigram, which display Byron's versatile and spontaneous genius at its height, there are some beautiful and powerful passages.

• The point has been put, by a touch of epigram rather in the manner of More himself, by Mr. J. Stephen, in a striking essay now, I think, only to be found in the back files of The New Witness.

Homophones for Epigram:

• epicurean, epicranium.

Hyponym for Epigram:

• n.

  • communication
    expression, locution, saying.