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
Many of those values are grounded in the idea—axiomatic for Christians—that human beings have a unique dignity and worth.
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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
Kucharski notes this profound shift: Instead of assuming that equality was axiomatic and universally accepted, Lincoln chose to reframe it as a proposition.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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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
Kucharski notes this profound shift: Instead of assuming that equality was axiomatic and universally accepted, Lincoln chose to reframe it as a proposition.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiomatic
Adjective
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Look in the most obvious places first.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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On the field, the players’ lack of experience was evident.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The improvements are evident in its elegant proportions and concealed features, such as the integrated cleats and automatic fenders.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The companies that survive this wave will stand for something unmistakable.—
Ankur Shah,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The clinical system gave my family no pathway for thinking about his risk before his decline became unmistakable.—
Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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In the case of the newest generation of potential customers, the Gen Z population, some influences, besides lifestyle choices, are self-evident.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The invocation of self-evident truths and inherent rights is a warrant for the destruction of existing order, a rhetorical erasure not only of the divine right of kings but also, more generally, of the prerogatives of power.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The Sox announced after the game that Sean Newcomb will be the opener Saturday in an apparent bullpen game.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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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
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The disclosures already in the public arena make a prima facie case that the intelligence agency most responsible for meddling in U.S. politics was our own.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
10 Jan. 2023
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“Axiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axiomatic. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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