axiomatic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ax=i=o=mat=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

axiomatic, a. [Gr. .].

 Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms.  Johnson.  [1913 Webster]
"The stores of axiomatic wisdom."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

axiomatic, adj.
1 self-evident.
2 relating to or containing axioms.

Derivative

axiomatically adv.

Etymology

Gk axiomatikos (as AXIOM)

THESAURUS

axiomatic

absolute, actual, admitting no question, aphoristic, apparent, clear, clear as crystal, confirmable, crisp, crystal-clear, demonstrable, demonstratable, discernible, distinct, epigrammatic, evident, explicit, express, factual, formulaic, formulistic, gnomic, historical, inappealable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, irrefutable, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, pithy, plain, plain as day, platitudinous, pointed, provable, proverbial, pungent, real, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, sententious, succinct, tangible, terse, testable, to be seen, unanswerable, unconfutable, undeniable, unimpeachable, unmistakable, unquestionable, unrefutable, verifiable, visible

ROGET THESAURUS

axiomatic

Certainty

N certainty, necessity, certitude, surety, assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty, infallibleness, infallibility, reliability, indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness, dogmatism, dogmatist, dogmatizer, doctrinaire, bigot, opinionist, Sir Oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli, certain, sure, assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive, determinate, definite, clear, unequivocal, categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless, ineluctable, unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on, trustworthy, reliable, bound, unimpeachable, undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrefutable, conclusive, without power of appeal, indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless, authoritative, authentic, official, sure as fate, sure as death and taxes, sure as a gun, evident, self-evident, axiomatic, clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday, certainly, for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine, cela va sans dire, there is no question, no question, not a shadow of doubt, there is not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, facts are stubborn things.

Maxim

N maxim, aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb, sentence, mot, motto, word, byword, moral, phylactery, protasis, axiom, theorem, scholium, truism, postulate, first principles, a priori fact, assumption (supposition), reflection, conclusion, golden rule, principle, principia, profession of faith, settled principle, accepted principle, formula, accepted fact, received truth, wise maxim, sage maxim, received maxim, admitted maxim, recognized maxim, true saying, common saying, hackneyed saying, trite saying, commonplace saying, aphoristic, proverbial, phylacteric, axiomatic, gnomic, as the saying goes, as the saying is, as they say.