Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun maxim

2 senses of maxim

Sense 1
maxim, axiom -- (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)
       => saying, expression, locution -- (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression")

Sense 2
Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim -- (English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916))
       INSTANCE OF=> inventor, discoverer, artificer -- (someone who is the first to think of or make something)