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nub

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Synonyms of nub

1 a small uneven mass

throw a nub of butter into the frying pan

Synonyms for nub

blob,
chunk,
clod,
clot,
clump,
dollop,
glob,
gob,
gobbet,
hunk,
knob,
lump,
nubble,
nugget,
wad

Words Related to nub

bead,
drop,
globule

block,
body,
bulk

particle,
piece,
portion

bit,
chip,
crumb,
granule,
morsel,
nubbin,
patch,
scrap

2 the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the nub of the argument is that the intelligence agencies failed the country

Synonyms for nub

bottom line,
bull's-eye,
centerpiece,
core,
crux,
essence,
gist,
heart,
kernel,
keynote,
meat,
meat and potatoes,
net,
nubbin,
nucleus,
pith,
pivot,
point,
root,
sum

Words Related to nub

course,
direction,
drift,
tenor

body,
content,
substance

hypothesis,
proposition,
purport,
subject,
theme,
thesis

Phrases Synonymous with nub

sum and substance,
the long and short
(or the long and the short)

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“Nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nub. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.

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