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axioms

NOUN

principle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adage aphorism dictum maxim precept proverb theorem

STRONG

apothegm device fundamental law moral postulate proposition saying truism truth

Antonyms

WEAK

absurdity ambiguity foolishness nonsense paradox

Example Sentences

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But the math professor who’s now working for a math startup did share one of his own axioms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Their mathematics and geometry, built on logical proofs from axioms, remain eternal.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

One of the key axioms of politics in our, and any other, era is that nothing lasts forever.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025

“One of the axioms of the system of international relations is that such a system is intrinsically anarchic.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

However, I believe there may not be any single formulation of the fundamental theory any more than, as Godel showed, one could formulate arithmetic in terms of a single set of axioms.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking