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Synonyms & Antonyms of heart
- those who refuse to contribute to the fund for the famine victims must have no heart
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- the heart of the village economy was the outdoor market
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Phrases Synonymous with heart
- never lost heart while she was lost in the woods
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- bottle
- [British slang],
- bravery,
- courage,
- courageousness,
- daring,
- daringness,
- dauntlessness,
- doughtiness,
- fearlessness,
- gallantry,
- greatheartedness,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- hardihood,
- heroism,
- intestinal fortitude,
- intrepidity,
- intrepidness,
- moxie,
- nerve,
- pecker
- [chiefly British],
- prowess,
- stoutness,
- valor,
- virtue
Words Related to heart
- audacity,
- boldness,
- brazenness,
- cheek,
- cojones
- [slang],
- effrontery,
- gall,
- temerity
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- at the heart of the problem is the school's outmoded computer system
- avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter
Synonyms for heart
- bottom line,
- bull's-eye,
- centerpiece,
- core,
- crux,
- essence,
- gist,
- kernel,
- keynote,
- meat,
- meat and potatoes,
- net,
- nub,
- nubbin,
- nucleus,
- pith,
- pivot,
- point,
- root,
- sum
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Phrases Synonymous with heart
- deep down in her heart, she knew he was telling the truth
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“Heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heart. Accessed 24 May. 2022.
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