Synonyms of gist

gist

noun

ˈjist 

as in essence

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• essence
• core
• root
• heart
• point
• kernel
• sum
• crux
• keynote
• meat
• nub
• bottom line
• sum and substance
• pith
• nucleus
• net
• centerpiece
• subject
• the long and short
• pivot
• tenor
• theme
• bull's-eye
• direction
• course
• the long and the short
• content
• substance
• meat and potatoes
• nubbin
• drift
• thesis
• body
• hypothesis
• proposition
• purport

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gist

Vance’s speech didn’t get into specifics on AI or tech policy that may be coming, but reaffirmed the basic gist the administration has been sharing: Regulatory controls are too tight. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

The general gist of the new dolls is to celebrate two distinct industry roles—musical Artist and Tour Manager. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025

In some instances, the glasses got the correct gist across but failed to capture some nuances of what was being said to me. —Victoria Song, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025

His gist is both elegant and internally consistent as well as wholly unique. —Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 29 July 2024

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