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.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tenets

New resort brands like Blossom House by China’s Huazhu Group often integrate core tenets of TCM like shiliao (food therapy) into their programming. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 July 2026

The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions. — The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

The central tenets of the new framework are based on a December report from Policy Analysis for California Education, a nonpartisan center that brings together researchers from Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis and USC. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

The clock seemed to rewind 1,400 years as tenets established at the religion’s dawn—Sharia law—were formalized into the doctrine of Velayat-e Faqih, the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Public Luxury is less a dissertation on those tenets than an emotional response to the struggle to achieve it—mouths dripping with venom, eyes swollen with tears, hearts heavy with love. — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Twenty years after enactment, the DOJ said in a 2020 report, some institutions continue to impose substantial burdens on incarcerated people who are following the tenets of their religion. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026

One of the major tenets in the Protect College Sports Act, a federal bill designed to clean up the chaos of college athletics, is that coaches no longer will be permitted to change jobs in the middle of the season. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

How those things all intersect are the three tenets of Louis. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 June 2026