What is another word for maxim?

Common synonyms for maxim include Hiram Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.

maxim

/ˈmæk.sɪm/noun2 syllables

Maxim means: English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916).

noun, as in English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

Hiram Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

noun, as in a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

axiom

also used for maxim

Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying

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noun

English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

He worked in his favorite maxim.unknown
The maxim is so perfectly self-evident that it would be absurd to attempt to prove it.Hybrid
Maxim Moskalkov visited the city's annual ice festival and talked to the sculptors about their evanescent masterpieces.Cangarejo

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as a noun