Axiom

Noun

 * 1)  A seemingly  or necessary  which is based on ; a  or  which cannot actually be proven or dis‐proven.
 * 2)  A fundamental  that serves as a basis for  of other theorems. Example: "A point has no mass; a line has no width. A plane is a flat surface with no mass and contains an infinity of points and lines".
 * 3) An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.

Adjectives for Axiom
simple; religious; moral; accepted; fundamental; irrefutable; educing; settled; divine; intricate; established.

Synonyms for Axiom
rule, proposition, maxim, aphorism, proverb, adage, precept, apothegm.

Antonyms for Axiom
nonsense, paradox, absurdity, sophism, contradiction.

Related terms

 * axiomatize
 * axiomatization

Thesaurus
a belief; a priori principle; a priori truth; absolute fact; accepted fact; actual fact; adage; admitted fact; affirmation; ana; analects; aphorism; apothegm; apriorism; article of faith; assertion; assumed position; assumption; bald fact; bare fact; basis; brocard; brutal fact; byword; canon; catchword; categorical proposition; center; circumstance; cold fact; collected sayings; conceded fact; conjecture; core; current saying; data; datum; demonstrable fact; dictate; dictum; distich; doctrine; dogma; elixir; empirical fact; epigram; essence; essential; established fact; expression; fact; fact of experience; first principles; flower; focus; formula; foundation; fundamental; gist; given fact; gnome; golden rule; golden saying; gravamen; ground; guesswork; hard fact; heart; hypostasis; hypothesis; hypothesis ad hoc; indisputable fact; inescapable fact; inference; inner essence; kernel; law; lemma; major premise; marrow; matter of fact; maxim; meat; minor premise; moral; mot; motto; naked fact; not guesswork; not opinion; nub; nucleus; nuts and bolts; oracle; philosopheme; philosophical proposition; phrase; pith; pithy saying; plain; position; positive fact; postulate; postulation; postulatum; precept; premise; prescript; presumption; presupposal; presupposition; principium; principle; proposition; propositional function; provable fact; proverb; proverbial saying; proverbs; quid; quiddity; quintessence; rule; salient fact; sap; saw; saying; self-evident fact; self-evident truth; sentence; sententious expression; set of postulates; settled principle; significant fact; simple fact; sloka; sober fact; soul; spirit; statement; stock saying; stubborn fact; stuff; substance; sumption; supposal; supposing; supposition; surmise; sutra; teaching; tenet; text; the case; the nitty-gritty; theorem; thesis; truism; truth; truth table; truth-function; truth-value; undeniable fact; universal truth; verse; well-known fact; wisdom; wisdom literature; wise saying; witticism; word; words of wisdom; working hypothesis