Principle : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'principle': discover synonyms for the word principle, such as precept or rationale.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as principle. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": precept and rationale.


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Synonyms for principle sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for principle Degree of synonymy of principle Frequency in the language
precept
   30049 0.14  
rationale
   30048 0.37  
rule
   30045 48.14  
fundamental
   20051 3.27  
principled
   20051 0.18  
fundamentally
   20051 0.82  
basically
   20050 26.02  
essence
   20050 5.63  
objective
   20050 7.04  
initial
   20049 6.37  
norm
   20049 3.33  
originally
   20049 6.96  
paradigm
   20049 0.73  
logic
   20049 6.71  
standard
   20049 18.43  
fact
   20049 172.57  
first
   20049 840.57  
primary
   20048 8.71  
maxim
   20048 1.27  
ethos
   20048 0.14  

Lexical field of "principle"

precept
rationale
rule
fundamental
principled
fundamentally
basically
essence
objective
initial
norm
originally
paradigm
logic
standard
fact
first
primary
maxim
ethos
basic
principal
understanding
substance
concept
notion
general
belief
sake
point
main
reasoning
guideline
idea
normally
dictum
postulate
philosophical
tenet
premise
nominally
dogma
philosophy
requirement
axiom
practice
credo
assumption
foundation
presumption