Synonyms of nitty-gritty

nitty-gritty 1 of 2

adjective

as in mundane

having to do with the practical details of regular life

a look at the nitty-gritty aspects of putting out a newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mundane
• everyday
• prosaic
• terrestrial
• workaday
• usual
• typical
• generic
• ordinary
• routine
• normal
• earthly
• familiar
• temporal
• worldly
• standard
• customary
• average
• frequent
• common
• regular
• plain
• garden
• commonplace
• run-of-the-mine
• run-of-the-mill
• habitual
• predictable
• popular
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• run-of-mine
• expected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lofty
• sublime
• noble
• special
• abnormal
• atypical
• high-minded
• extraordinary
• unusual
• unique
• aberrant
• peculiar
• exceptional
• rare
• uncommon
• phenomenal
• curious
• singular
• remarkable
• out-of-the-way
• strange
• bizarre
• wild
• funny
• odd
• weird
• quaint
• freak
• unwonted
• uncustomary
• screwy
• quirky
• outlandish
• outré
• far-out

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• lofty
• sublime
• noble
• special
• abnormal
• atypical
• high-minded
• extraordinary
• unusual
• unique
• aberrant
• peculiar
• exceptional
• rare
• uncommon
• phenomenal
• curious
• singular
• remarkable
• out-of-the-way
• strange
• bizarre
• wild
• funny
• odd
• weird
• quaint
• freak
• unwonted
• uncustomary
• screwy
• quirky
• outlandish
• outré
• far-out

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nitty-gritty

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noun

as in ropes

the specific practical details of something

the governor tends to leave the nitty-gritty of running the state government to others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ropes
• specifics
• minutiae
• technicalities
• particulars
• brass tacks
• nuts and bolts
• ramifications
• peculiarities
• incidentals
• quirks
• ins and outs
• oddities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• big picture

• big picture