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self-evident truth

NOUN

home truth

Synonyms

WEAK

a priori truth basic truth honest truth indisputable truth intrinsic truth naked truth obvious truth plain truth simple truth straight truth truism unadorned truth universal truth unvarnished truth

NOUN

universal truth

Synonyms

WEAK

axiom general truth home truth intrinsic truth postulate truism truth

Example Sentences

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The soul, then, is the most basic, obvious, and self-evident truth of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

They only gain a semblance of self-evident truth through age and familiarity, as the legend of John Frum illustrates.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

That self-evident truth was on vivid display throughout the recall.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2021

That should be a statement of self-evident truth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020

Pierrot shrugged as he delivered this self-evident truth.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan