Synonyms of nuts and bolts

nuts and bolts

plural noun

as in ropes

the specific practical details of something

the nuts and bolts of the merger of the two companies have yet to be worked out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ropes
• brass tacks
• ins and outs
• nitty-gritty
• specifics
• technicalities
• minutiae
• incidentals
• particulars
• ramifications
• peculiarities
• quirks
• oddities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nuts and bolts

Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

No one knows the nuts and bolts of DeLauter’s setup better than Fink, who’s studied the swing since the Guardians were surveying their draft options four years ago. —Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026

The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone. —Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026

Prosecutors allege the pair threw a device containing triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, with nuts and bolts attached using duct tape. —Greg Wehner , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026