Synonyms of tenets

tenets

noun

plural of tenet

as in principles

an idea that is very important to a group

the central tenets of a religion

He refused to abide by one of the basic tenets of the fashion industry.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• principles
• standards
• rules
• premises
• precepts
• laws
• theories
• assumptions
• doctrines
• presumptions
• postulates
• presuppositions
• hypotheses
• premisses
• verities
• maxims
• axioms
• beliefs
• propositions
• truisms
• givens
• theses
• foundations
• hypotheticals
• dogmas
• suppositions
• ifs
• dogmata
• gospels
• bases
• canons
• grounds
• inferences
• declarations
• affirmations
• assertions
• dictums
• deductions
• dicta
• conclusions
• avouchments
• ipse dixits