Thesaurus:gist
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sense: the most significant and essential part of something
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- brass tacks
- core
- crux
- deets(slang)
- details
- essence[⇒ thesaurus]
- gist
- gravamen
- heart
- heart and soul
- heartstring(archaic)
- heartstrings(archaic)
- inwardness(obsolete)
- kernel
- marrow
- meat[⇒ thesaurus]
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nuts and bolts(idiomatic)
- pith(figurative)
- punctum saliens
- quintessence
- soul
- spirit[⇒ thesaurus]
- stuff
- substance[⇒ thesaurus]
- tenor
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “5. intrinsicality”inRoget's Thesaurus,T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “gist”inMoby Thesaurus II,Grady Ward, 1996.