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Synonyms & Antonyms of brunt

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders

Synonyms for brunt

body,
bulk,
chief,
core,
generality,
heft
[archaic],
main,
mass,
staple,
weight

Words Related to brunt

majority

aggregate,
amount,
entirety,
quantum,
sum,
sum total,
total,
totality,
whole

bottom,
essence,
essentiality,
marrow,
meat,
nature,
pith,
quintessence,
root,
soul,
stuff,
substance

center,
heart,
hub,
kernel,
middle,
nucleus,
nut,
seat

affair,
argument,
burden,
crux,
focus,
gist,
nub,
pitch,
point,
purport

matter,
motif,
subject,
text,
theme,
topic

Near Antonyms for brunt

accessory
(also accessary),
adjunct,
appendage,
extension,
offshoot

component,
constituent,
element,
ingredient

division,
part,
piece,
section,
segment

angle,
aspect,
facet,
feature,
quality,
side

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