The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AXIOMS , but the solution may also be ASSUMES which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Universal uClick).
Postulates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AXIOMS | 38 % | 6 |
| ASSUMES | 23 % | 7 |
| ASSERTS | 23 % | 7 |
| THESES | 8 % | 6 |
| POSITS | 8 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Postulates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- posit
- contend
- assertions
- assumes
- assumptions
- demands
- espouses
- givens
- hypotheses
- implies
- narratives
- posits
Crossword Answer definitions
AXIOMS noun- A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- (proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
- An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AXIOMS
- Murphy's Law, et al.
- Postulates
- We hold these truths to be self-evident
- "Sometimes less is more" and more
- Truths
- Principles
- Saws
- Truths we hold to be self-evident
- Many of Ben Franklin's statements
- Self-evident statements
More clues leading to the result ASSUMES
- Takes for granted
- Takes on
- Jumps to conclusions
- Presupposes
- Takes on, as a responsibility
- Supposes
- Takes over the duties of
- Undertakes
- Postulates
- Adopts.
More clues leading to the result ASSERTS
- States forcefully
- States strongly
- Maintains
- States confidently
- Says it's so
- Says confidently
- Puts forward
- States categorically
- Confidently claims
- States positively
More clues leading to the result THESES
- Doctoral dissertations
- Doctoral students defend them
- Major college papers
- Masters' hurdles
- Luther's list
- Martin Luther's 95
- Prospective doctors' presentations
- Projects for degree candidates
- Postgraduate projects
- Research papers