Thesaurus / nitty gritty
FEEDBACK- as inunderlying
- as invital
- as inessential
- as inmeaning
- as innitty-gritty
- as innub
- as innuts and bolts
- as inparticular
- as inpoint
- as inpoint
- as inproof
- as inrudiments
- as insense
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- as interms
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- as inmeat and potatoes
- as inbottom line
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synonyms for nitty gritty
synonyms for nitty gritty
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- seat
- bottom line
- coal-and-ice
- focal point
On this page you'll find 1316 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nitty gritty, such as: basic, elemental, hidden, bottom, concealed, and lurking.
antonyms for nitty gritty
MOST RELEVANT
- additional
- extra
- inessential
- insignificant
- meaningless
- minor
- needless
- nonessential
- optional
- secondary
- trivial
- uncritical
- unimportant
- unnecessary
- useless
- voluntary
- worthless
- dead
- dull
- sluggish
- acquired
- extrinsic
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- accessory
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- boredom
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- bluntness
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- personality
- whole
- cowardice
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- outside
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- poverty
- falsehood
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- flaw
- imperfection
- imprecision
- inaccuracy
- inexactness
- dishonesty
- disloyalty
- invention
- lie
- misrepresentation
- untruth
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO NITTY GRITTY
- basis
- bearing
- bottom line
- burden
- core
- drift
- force
- heart
- idea
- import
- kernel
- keynote
- marrow
- matter
- meat
- name of the game
- nature of the beast
- nitty gritty
- nuts and bolts
- pith
- point
- punch line
- quintessence
- score
- sense
- short
- significance
- soul
- spirit
- stuff
- subject
- substance
- summary
- tenor
- theme
- thrust
- topic
- upshot
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.