taken for granted

1. 1.

   evident without proof or argument

   “an axiomatic truth”

   “we hold these truths to be self-evident”

   Synonymsaxiomaticself-evident

   Similarobvious

Questions about taken for granted

What does taken for granted mean?

taken for granted means "evident without proof or argument".

What is another word for taken for granted?

Close synonyms include axiomatic, self-evident. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.