Synonyms of core

core

noun

ˈkȯr 

1

as in heart

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions

in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heart
• soul
• bone(s)
• mind
• gut
• bosom
• breast
• inner space
• inside
• blood
• belly
• quick
• conscience
• heartstrings

2

as in center

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• center
• hub
• capital
• mecca
• focus
• base
• heart
• nucleus
• central
• seat
• locus
• nexus
• axis
• ground zero
• nerve center
• epicenter
• playground
• headquarters
• navel
• omphalos
• cynosure
• where it's at
• eye
• essence
• kernel
• hot spot
• hive
• attraction
• magnet
• hotbed
• pith
• nub
• thick
• deep
• soul
• happy hunting ground
• quintessence
• playland
• polestar
• lodestone

3

as in essence

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in body

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• body
• bulk
• weight
• majority
• essence
• staple
• main
• chief
• mass
• whole
• entirety
• bottom
• heart
• nature
• root
• burden
• center
• middle
• substance
• focus
• brunt
• generality
• kernel
• amount
• sum
• nucleus
• matter
• heft
• total
• soul
• subject
• meat
• totality
• aggregate
• marrow
• quantum
• hub
• theme
• topic
• stuff
• seat
• sum total
• text
• argument
• motif
• essentiality
• pitch
• quintessence
• point
• pith
• crux
• nut
• gist
• nub
• affair
• purport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extension
• component
• element
• part
• section
• constituent
• ingredient
• segment
• accessory
• piece
• appendage
• adjunct
• offshoot
• division
• side
• quality
• feature
• aspect
• angle
• facet

5

as in midst

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface

the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midst
• center
• middle
• interior
• midpoint
• inside

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• periphery
• perimeter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of core

That’s why the Miami Dolphins’ special teams coordinator isn’t interested in hearing about how young the Dolphins’ roster is, or how recently his special teams core unit was put together. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Grigory Yavlinsky, a co-founder of Yabloko and a prominent liberal Russian politician, told CNN that the Kremlin was taken aback by support for the party and its core message calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

The repository forms a core section of the Vector complex, located about 130 kilometers north of Kyiv and 20 kilometers south of the Belarusian border. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

The core group of artists who made the short also worked on the feature. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026