Synonyms for axiom
noun principleAntonyms for axiom
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aphorism
noun. saying expressing a belief, often true
basis
noun. foundation for belief, action
- antecedent
- assumption
- authority
- axiom
- backbone
- background
- backing
- base
- bedrock
- cause
- center
- chief ingredient
- core
- crux
- data
- dictum
- essence
- essential
- evidence
- explanation
- footing
- fundamental
- hard fact
- heart
- infrastructure
- justification
- keynote
- keystone
- law
- nexus
- nucleus
- postulate
- premise
- presumption
- presupposition
- principal element
- principle
- proof
- reason
- root
- rudiment
- sanction
- security
- source
- substratum
- support
- theorem
- theory
- underpinning
- warrant
belief
noun. putting regard in as true
- acceptance
- admission
- assent
- assumption
- assurance
- avowal
- axiom
- certainty
- conclusion
- confidence
- conjecture
- conviction
- credence
- credit
- deduction
- divination
- expectation
- faith
- fancy
- feeling
- guess
- hope
- hypothesis
- idea
- impression
- intuition
- judgment
- knowledge
- mind
- mindset
- notion
- opinion
- persuasion
- position
- postulation
- presumption
- presupposition
- profession
- reliance
- supposition
- surmise
- suspicion
- theorem
- theory
- thesis
- thinking
- trust
- understanding
- view
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.