axiomatic
- pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- aphoristic.
Origin of axiomatic
Related Words for axiomatic
aphoristic, absolute, accepted, assumed, certain, fundamental, given, indubitable, manifest, obvious, proverbial, self-evident, unquestionedExamples from the Web for axiomatic
Contemporary Examples of axiomatic
Yes, I know, it's not axiomatic that a vote against Upton means a loss.
After Vietnam, it was axiomatic that the press would approach those in power with a skepticism verging on cynicism.
When you pay them more, it is axiomatic that they will spend more.
Historical Examples of axiomatic
It was axiomatic that there had to be some sort of vertical structure to society, naturally.
The Highest TreasonRandall Garrett
We must not assume any of the rights of property as axiomatic.
LiberalismL. T. Hobhouse
This is too axiomatic to enlarge upon, but the illustration is strong.
That Last WaifHorace Fletcher
It was axiomatic with him also that it is not tossed at once.
The MonsterEdgar Saltus
We call this the law of causation, and say that it is axiomatic.
EvolutionJoseph Le Conte
axiomatic
axiomatical
- relating to or resembling an axiom; self-evident
- containing maxims; aphoristic
- (of a logical system) consisting of a set of axioms from which theorems are derived by transformation rulesCompare natural deduction
Word Origin and History for axiomatic
1797, from Greek axiomatikos, from axioma (genitive axiomatos); see axiom. Form axiomatical is attested from 1580s.