axiomatic

ax·i·om·at·ic

adj \ˌak-sē-ə-ˈma-tik\

Definition of AXIOMATIC

1

: taken for granted : self-evident <an axiomatic truth>

2

: based on or involving an axiom or system of axioms <axiomatic set theory>

— ax·i·om·at·i·cal·ly\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of AXIOMATIC

1. It is axiomatic that good athletes have a strong mental attitude.
2. <it's axiomatic that the instinct for self-preservation is universal throughout the animal kingdom>

Origin of AXIOMATIC

Middle Greek axiōmatikos, from Greek, honorable, from axiōmat-, axiōma

First Known Use: 1797

Related to AXIOMATIC

Synonyms: prima facie, self-evident

Related Words: self-explanatory; apparent, clear, evident, hands-down, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, patent, plain, transparent, unmistakable; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable, unquestionable; accepted, given, granted

Near Antonyms: arguable, contestable, debatable, disputable, doubtable, dubious, moot, problematic (also problematical), questionable

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Rhymes with AXIOMATIC

adiabatic, aristocratic, asymptomatic, diagrammatic, electrostatic, epigrammatic, gerontocratic, homeostatic, idiomatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, monochromatic, paradigmatic, physiocratic, psychodramatic, psychosomatic, soap-operatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic