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as in nitty-gritty

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essential part

noun as in nitty-gritty

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

  • 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

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Words related to essential part are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word essential part. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

nitty gritties

nounas in basic facts

  • basics
  • bottom line
  • brass tacks
  • chief part
  • chief thing
  • cold fact
  • core
  • essence
  • essential details
  • essential part
  • focus
  • fundamentals
  • gist
  • hard fact
  • heart
  • heart of the matter
  • important matter
  • kernel
  • meat
  • meat and potatoes
  • name of the game
  • nuts and bolts
  • quintessence
  • reality
  • root
  • soul
  • substance
  • the facts
  • the name of the game
nitty-gritty

nounas in basic facts

  • basics
  • bottom line
  • brass tacks
  • chief part
  • chief thing
  • cold fact
  • core
  • essence
  • essential details
  • essential part
  • focus
  • fundamentals
  • gist
  • hard fact
  • heart
  • heart of the matter
  • important matter
  • kernel
  • meat
  • meat and potatoes
  • name of the game
  • nuts and bolts
  • quintessence
  • reality
  • root
  • soul
  • substance
  • the facts
  • the name of the game

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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