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Synonyms of axiom
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 and Near Synonyms for axiom
- assumption,
- given,
- hypothetical,
- if,
- postulate,
- premise
- (also premiss),
- presumption,
- presupposition,
- supposition
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