Synonyms of nubs

nubs

noun

plural of nub

1

as in chunks

a small uneven mass

throw a nub of butter into the frying pan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunks
• clumps
• hunks
• wads
• globs
• knobs
• lumps
• blobs
• pieces
• beads
• gobs
• clods
• dollops
• nuggets
• clots
• nubbles
• gobbets
• bits
• patches
• drops
• globules
• particles
• chips
• portions
• granules
• nubbins
• blocks
• bodies
• crumbs
• scraps
• bulks
• morsels

2

as in roots

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• hearts
• cores
• essences
• kernels
• nubbins
• points
• meats
• sums
• nuclei
• pivots
• bottom lines
• nets
• cruxes
• meat and potatoes
• centerpieces
• piths
• gists
• keynotes
• nucleuses
• bullseyes
• cruces
• subjects
• themes
• bull's-eyes
• directions
• substances
• tenors
• contents
• bodies
• drifts
• courses
• hypotheses
• theses
• propositions
• purports