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synonyms for main idea
- core
- crux
- essence
- income
- profit
- reality
- basis
- conclusion
- determination
- fiber
- final decision
- fundamentals
- key point
- last word
- loss
- main point
- main thing
- meat and potatoes
- name of the game
- net
- nitty-gritty
- nuts and bolts
- point
- sum and substance
- what it's all about
- whole story
- basis
- body
- bottom line
- crux
- essence
- focus
- foundation
- heart
- importance
- nucleus
- origin
- root
- substance
- thrust
- amount
- base
- bulk
- burden
- consequence
- corpus
- import
- kernel
- mass
- meat
- middle
- midpoint
- midst
- nub
- pith
- pivot
- purport
- quick
- significance
- staple
- upshot
- meat and potatoes
- nitty gritty
- aspect
- basis
- bottom line
- character
- core
- crux
- element
- lifeblood
- meaning
- nature
- principle
- quality
- reality
- root
- soul
- spirit
- structure
- substance
- attribute
- backbone
- base
- being
- bottom
- burden
- caliber
- constitution
- entity
- essentiality
- fiber
- form
- fundamentals
- germ
- grain
- kernel
- life
- marrow
- meat
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nucleus
- pith
- point
- property
- quiddity
- quintessence
- stuff
- timber
- vein
- be-all and end-all
- chief constituent
- essentia
- name of game
- virtuality
- idea
- matter
- question
- score
- subject
- theme
- topic
- argument
- burden
- core
- crux
- drift
- force
- gist
- head
- heart
- import
- kicker
- marrow
- meat
- motif
- motive
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- pith
- pointer
- proposition
- stuff
- text
- thrust
- tip
- tip-off
- bottom line
- name of the game
- nuts and bolts
- punch line
- subject matter
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START THE QUIZ How to use main idea in a sentence
If you have any thoughts of influencing me or my men to join the regular Confederate army, you may as well give up the idea.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNHis idea was that there would be ample time later to order a concentration on either wing or on the centre.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONI cannot reconcile the idea of a tender Heavenly Father with the known horrors of war, slavery, pestilence, and insanity.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDWhile Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEThis was such a ridiculous idea that Davy threw back his head, and laughed long and loud.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLOn the contrary, the full meaning of the act is manifestly opposed to such an idea.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPSIf I selected lucid and simple extracts, they would give no idea of the intricacy and prolixity of Duns.
THE MEDIAEVAL MIND (VOLUME II OF II)HENRY OSBORN TAYLORI had no idea who they were, as the Grand Duke was in morning costume, and had no star or decoration to distinguish him.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYA second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSAnd it might be a good idea for you to give your men a gentle hint to keep their mouths closed about this affair—all of it.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO MAIN IDEA
- aspect
- attribute
- backbone
- base
- basis
- be-all and end-all
- being
- bottom
- bottom line
- burden
- caliber
- character
- chief constituent
- constitution
- core
- crux
- element
- entity
- essentia
- essentiality
- fiber
- form
- fundamentals
- germ
- grain
- kernel
- life
- lifeblood
- main idea
- marrow
- meaning
- meat
- name of game
- nature
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nucleus
- pith
- point
- principle
- property
- quality
- quiddity
- quintessence
- reality
- root
- soul
- spirit
- structure
- stuff
- substance
- timber
- vein
- virtuality
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.