Synonyms of crux

crux

noun

as in essence

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the crux of the problem is that the school's current budget is totally inadequate

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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