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More words related to nitty-gritty
basics
noun. fundamentals
bottom line
noun. indispensable content
crux
noun. most important part
detail
noun. feature, specific aspect
- ABCs
- accessory
- article
- brass tacks
- chapter and verse
- circumstantiality
- component
- count
- cue
- design
- dope
- element
- fact
- factor
- fine point
- fraction
- item
- meat and potatoes
- minor point
- minutia
- nicety
- nitty-gritty
- nuts and bolts
- part
- particular
- peculiarity
- plan
- point
- portion
- respect
- schedule
- singularity
- specialty
- specification
- structure
- technicality
- thing
- trait
- trivia
- triviality
essence
noun. heart, significance
- 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
essential
adjective. basic, fundamental
essential
noun. necessity, basic
essentials
noun. necessity, basic
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.