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
Macías was believed by Spain to be so weak and ineffectual that future economic benefits for Spain, even after independence, would be axiomatic.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
It’s been axiomatic from time to time, for decades now, that the United States is in decline, and that somebody else—most recently, China—is the ascendant power.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Trump Says In Speech Zelenskyy’s Ready To Sign Mineral Deal—After Oval Office Shouting Match
This seems axiomatic.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The security services—the army, police, and the mukhabarat or intelligence services—are staffed primarily by Jordanians of tribal origin, whose loyalty to the king and the monarchy has long been axiomatic.
—David Schenker, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2017
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
It’s been axiomatic from time to time, for decades now, that the United States is in decline, and that somebody else—most recently, China—is the ascendant power.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Trump Says In Speech Zelenskyy’s Ready To Sign Mineral Deal—After Oval Office Shouting Match
This seems axiomatic.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The security services—the army, police, and the mukhabarat or intelligence services—are staffed primarily by Jordanians of tribal origin, whose loyalty to the king and the monarchy has long been axiomatic.
—David Schenker, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiomatic
Adjective
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However, the severity of the storm soon became obvious.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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After curing the potatoes, pick through them once more and remove any potatoes with obvious signs of damage.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hackman was not only a collector but an artist himself, and his approach to collecting mirrors the care, aesthetic sensibility, and discipline evident in his own artistic practice.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Set the Tone at the Front Door The sense of escape is even evident at the front of the house, where a rose plant climbs across the archway and herbs are planted along the gravel driveway.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The production, the rhythm, the message and Langley’s unmistakable voice meld mightily to make this an irresistible track and further cement Langley as one of the genre’s brightest newcomers.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Analyzing over 20 million AI shopping agent conversations revealed an unmistakable pattern.—
Fayez Mohamood,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For decades, universities have relied on the assumption that their legitimacy was self-evident.—
Nicholas Dirks,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Those seven words ought to be self-evident; a war is a war, after all.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Washington — New air traffic control audio captures pilots in an apparent struggle to regain control of a private business jet as the plane plunged into woods near Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, killing all three on board.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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A lot has happened to the Jeep since American soldiers planted a flag on Iwo Jima, but after 80 years, the family resemblance of today’s Jeep Wrangler to the original is still readily apparent, though contemporary models are thoroughly modern cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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 22 Oct. 2025.
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