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essence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of essence

1 the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

the belief that power ultimately rests with the people is the very essence of democracy

Synonyms of essence

being, essentiality, nature, quiddity, quintessence, soul, stuff, substance

Words Related to essence

alpha and omega, center, core, keynote, marrow, pith, seat

embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification

aspect, attribute, feature, property

gist, kernel, nub

Phrases Synonymous with essence

name of the game

2 the central part or aspect of something under consideration

presented the essence of weeks of testimony in a 20-minute appeal to the jury

Synonyms of essence

bottom line, bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, crux, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum

Words Related to essence

course, direction, drift, tenor

body, content, substance

hypothesis, proposition, purport, subject, theme, thesis

Phrases Synonymous with essence

sum and substance, the long and short (or the long and the short)

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