Synonyms of cores

cores

noun

plural of core

1

as in hearts

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hearts
• souls
• bones
• insides
• guts
• minds
• breasts
• bosoms
• inner spaces
• blood
• bellies
• consciences
• quicks
• heartstrings

2

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• hubs
• capitals
• bases
• nuclei
• foci
• meccas
• hearts
• seats
• centrals
• nexuses
• axes
• nerve centers
• loci
• playgrounds
• epicenters
• navels
• ground zeros
• headquarters
• kernels
• cynosures
• omphali
• eyes
• hot spots
• magnets
• hives
• essences
• piths
• nubs
• hotbeds
• deeps
• attractions
• thicks
• happy hunting grounds
• lodestones
• souls
• playlands
• polestars
• quintessences

3

as in kernels

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kernels
• roots
• hearts
• essences
• points
• nuclei
• meats
• sums
• nets
• nubs
• bottom lines
• piths
• nubbins
• pivots
• centerpieces
• meat and potatoes
• gists
• keynotes
• subjects
• themes
• substances
• tenors
• cruxes
• bodies
• bull's-eyes
• directions
• contents
• courses
• theses
• hypotheses
• drifts
• propositions
• purports

4

as in bodies

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

a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bodies
• weights
• bulks
• masses
• staples
• mains
• essences
• chiefs
• majorities
• substances
• bottoms
• wholes
• roots
• centers
• entireties
• kernels
• burdens
• hearts
• generalities
• natures
• foci
• brunts
• nuclei
• amounts
• aggregates
• meats
• sums
• subjects
• souls
• matters
• hefts
• totals
• middles
• nuts
• quanta
• topics
• themes
• stuff
• hubs
• totalities
• piths
• marrows
• motifs
• texts
• seats
• essentialities
• sum totals
• arguments
• pitches
• nubs
• points
• quintessences
• affairs
• gists
• cruxes
• purports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• components
• elements
• extensions
• parts
• accessories
• sections
• constituents
• pieces
• ingredients
• appendages
• segments
• features
• adjuncts
• offshoots
• divisions
• sides
• aspects
• qualities
• angles
• facets

5

as in middles

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface

the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• middles
• midsts
• midpoints
• insides
• interiors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• perimeters
• peripheries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cores

And, for context on the deal, Best Buy recently restocked the M4 version of the Mac Mini with the same amount of storage (albeit with a less performant processor with fewer cores) for $799. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

The flagship processor will have 28 cores, mixing eight performance cores, 16 efficiency cores, and four low-power cores. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

The multi-year agreement with Dynamis Power Solutions covers SGT-400 gas turbine cores, each capable of producing about 15 megawatts. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Their on-wafer 2D mesh fabric spans the entire surface of the wafer, letting any of its 900,000 AI cores talk to any other directly without data leaving the silicon. — Nandan Nayampally, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Those are added on top of four P-cores and six E-cores for a total of 12 CPU cores. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026