essential part

NOUN

nitty-gritty

Synonyms

STRONG

basics core essence focus fundamentals gist heart kernel meat quintessence reality root soul substance

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks chief part chief thing cold fact essential details hard fact heart of the matter important matter meat and potatoes name of the game nuts and bolts the facts the name of the game

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior exteriority outside surface

Example Sentences

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For a community historically marginalised, the group is an essential part in their lives and identity.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

If the plate umpire goes, with it goes one of baseball’s most entertaining/maddening presences–a puff-chested judge and jury, a baked-in villain, an essential part of the game’s pacing and flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

That Hedda doesn’t have unlimited options is an essential part of her tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The late Peter Bernstein, one of the great financial thinkers in history, said the psychology of investors was an essential part of the process.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

She knew we each held an essential part of the story that needed to be shared.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

essential part

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