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
Statements tend to be axiomatic rather than descriptive of particular individuals.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for axiomatic
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axiomatic
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Sure enough, all tires were up and there were no obvious punctures or hissing sounds.
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One of the first obvious things was that Larry is the guy who told Lincoln to go see that play.
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Eiglarsh added that while the suffering of the families was evident throughout the trial, the defense successfully argued that the crash was a tragic accident.
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As part of this shift, Cuban officers are opting to train soldiers in guerrilla tactics rather than conventional warfare — a strategic departure corroborated by Cancian that is also evident in the footage.
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This band may have created millions of fans, but its influence on the 80s rock music is unmistakable.
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The warning delivered by this year’s primaries is unmistakable.
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These were self-evident rules, and the women followed them piously.
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From the European cultural point of view there was, here in the Mediterranean, a pragmatic culture which regarded the divine presence as self-evident.
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Two men were found unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds.
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The potential perils of this were apparent in Delaware, where a Caesar Rodney impersonator was manning the booth (the Caesar Rodney Institute was the sponsor).
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No simple annoyance, but this felt a lot like a prima facie violation of privacy.
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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.
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“Axiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axiomatic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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