Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun axiom

2 senses of axiom

Sense 1
maxim, axiom -- (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)
       => saying, expression, locution -- (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression")

Sense 2
axiom -- ((logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident)
       => proposition -- ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)