Synonyms of axiom

axiom

noun

as in theory

formal an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people

The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theory
• principle
• law
• doctrine
• truism
• proposition
• rule
• premise
• standard
• hypothesis
• assumption
• postulate
• thesis
• presupposition
• belief
• presumption
• hypothetical
• given
• premiss
• supposition
• tenet
• dogma
• gospel
• verity
• precept
• basis
• if
• canon
• assertion
• foundation
• inference
• declaration
• dictum
• affirmation
• deduction
• conclusion
• ground
• ipse dixit
• avouchment

Examples of axiom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That axiom underpinned all my teaching (two graduate leadership courses, 15 years), leadership advisory (corporate across 25 industries, 27 years). —Eli Amdur, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024

But underneath all of these more intricate structures is that same original group idea, with its four axioms. —Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024

Sure, the disk world’s physical laws seem ad hoc, but so are Euclid’s axioms. —Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2024

The customs and practices are widely imitated: More than a dozen books promise to teach managers the secrets to the principles and processes; consultants do brisk business helping firms import Amazon’s methods into their organizations; CEOs load their emails with Amazonian axioms. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 31 July 2024