Synonyms of gists

gists

noun

plural of gist

as in essences

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

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