Synonyms of kernel

kernel

noun

as in root

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the kernel of your argument seems to be the inevitability of human migration into space

Synonyms & Similar Words

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