All by-word synonyms

noun by-word

• byword — Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
• apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
• refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• watchword — a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel or guard; password or countersign.
• password — a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
• appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
• moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
• name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
• designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
• title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
• cognomen — (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name
• style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
• denomination — A particular denomination is a particular religious group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups within the same faith.
• sobriquet — a nickname.
• commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
• belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
• truism — a self-evident, obvious truth.
• prescript — prescribed.
• canon — A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral.
• rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• tenet — any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
• moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
• platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
• device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
• formula — a set form of words, as for stating or declaring something definitely or authoritatively, for indicating procedure to be followed, or for prescribed use on some ceremonial occasion.
• law — software law
• word — Microsoft Word
• sentiment — an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
• cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
• diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
• label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
• diction — Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing.
• locution — a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
• verbiage — overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
• verbalism — a verbal expression, as a word or phrase.
• parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
• phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
• styling — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
• injunction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
• behest — an authoritative order or earnest request
• decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
• ordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
• guideline — any guide or indication of a future course of action: guidelines on the government's future policy.
• regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
• direction — the act or an instance of directing.
• bidding — an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of, at someone's bidding)
• mandate — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
• statute — Law. an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document. the document in which such an enactment is expressed.
• instruction — machine instruction
• command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.