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grist

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Synonyms & Antonyms of grist

as in gist, substance

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for grist

body,
bulk,
burden,
centerpiece,
core,
crux,
essence,
fundamental,
generality,
gist,
heart,
kernel,
keynote,
main,
marrow,
mass,
net,
nub,
nubbin,
nucleus,
pith,
pivot,
purport,
quick,
staple,
substance,
sum

consideration,
issue,
problem

basis

count,
idea,
point,
purpose

bottom,
essential,
essentiality

talking point

affair,
argument,
debate

subject matter

content,
matter,
motif,
motive,
question,
subject,
theme,
topic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for grist

aside,
digression,
excursion,
interjection,
parenthesis,
tangent

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“Grist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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The first known use of grist was before the 12th century

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