Maxim and Rule

Maxim

Maxim noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.
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Synonyms for Maxim

Rule is a synonym for maxim in saying topic. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Maxim".

Rule

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.
Usage example: read the rules that are posted before you use the pool

Maxim is a synonym for rule in precept topic. You can use "Maxim" instead a noun "Rule", if it concerns topics such as principle, standard.

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

How words are described

old old maxim old rule
usual usual maxim usual rule
legal legal maxim legal rule

Both words in one sentence

  • My Sister Is Off-Limits! Maxim Magazine codified the 24-hour rule (mentioned in the description above) as a "Man Law."
  • Applied Phlebotinum is the rule of the day, often of the Nonsensoleum kind, Green Rocks gain New Powers as the Plot Demands, and both Bellisario's Maxim and the MST3K Mantra apply.
  • Video Game / Lufia Bittersweet Ending: In Lufia II, the four attacking Sinistrels are defeated, saving the world from their rule, with the heroes able to withstand one last attack from them in their dying breaths... with the exception of Selan, who soon dies in Maxim's arms.
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