AXIOMATIC Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

axiomatic

adjective

ˌak-sē-ə-ˈma-tik

Definition of axiomatic

as in obvious

not needing proof in order to be accepted it's axiomatic that the instinct for self-preservation is universal throughout the animal kingdom

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Recent Examples of axiomatic Just a few years after the arrival of ZF, Kurt Gödel showed that no axiomatic system capable of basic arithmetic can be used to prove its own consistency. — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 Many of those values are grounded in the idea—axiomatic for Christians—that human beings have a unique dignity and worth. — Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 This ought to be axiomatic to anyone with even a rudimentary conception of American constitutionalism. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Whether this knowledge is acquired through data collection and analysis, by physical experimentation, or using mathematical analysis based on axiomatic principles, the result is new understandings and insights. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for axiomatic

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Even when those messages seem obvious or your child already knows them, saying them out loud anyway could help reinforce that their worth was never actually in question.

— Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
The most obvious cri de coeur would be for the struggling family farm or animal welfare, but Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski, the farm’s co-owners, made a surprising appeal to health science.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of obvious

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Featuring traditional mariachi arrangements and Álvarez’s unmistakable voice, the four-song EP offers a fresh and emotional take that departs from the norteño and banda styles he is known for.

— Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
The show’s combination of a dark family saga and an idyllic tropical setting made the Florida Keys an unmistakable part of the story.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unmistakable

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The clarity of it is painful, the poetry self-evident, breaking out of human time and into the mythic.

— Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
Add to that simple arithmetic of spouses, divorces and outlier legal risks, and one of the primary forces for the dissolution of previous wealth or company control becomes self-evident.

— Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of self-evident

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After revealing its personal agent app Muse earlier this month, the Facebook parent this week unveiled its Muse Charm device in an apparent bid to get ahead of OpenAI and Google.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
The government argues that her apparent ability to finance private security, a residence and extensive monitoring suggests access to significant resources that could also facilitate flight.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of apparent

Adjective

No simple annoyance, but this felt a lot like a prima facie violation of privacy.

— J.T. Barbarese, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the law also states that the presence of any person under 18 years of age in any restricted business establishment or restricted occupation shall be prima facie evidence of employment.

— William Thornton | [email protected], al, 25 July 2022

Definition of prima facie

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