self-evident
/'self'evidənt/
Definition
Adjective: - Clearly true without needing proof or explanation: Something is "self-evident" when its truth is immediately obvious and requires no further evidence or argument to be accepted.
Usage
- Describing truths or facts: Used to describe statements, principles, or facts that are so obviously true that they are accepted without debate or proof.
- Formal and philosophical contexts: Commonly used in formal writing, legal documents, and philosophical discussions to describe fundamental truths.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "Self-evident truth": A common collocation referring to a principle that is universally and obviously true.
- The equality of all people is often cited as a self-evident truth.
Variants and Related Words
- Self-evidently (adverb): In a way that is self-evident.
- The conclusion was self-evidently correct.
Synonyms
- Axiomatic: Unquestionably true or established.
- Obvious: Easily perceived or understood; clear.
- Manifest: Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
Antonyms
- Questionable: Doubtful as to truth or validity.
- Debatable: Open to discussion or argument.
- Unclear: Not easy to see, hear, or understand.
Adjective
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evident without proof or argument
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an axiomatic truth
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we hold these truths to be self-evident
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