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staple

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of staple

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

reading is the very staple of a person's education

Synonyms of staple

body, brunt, bulk, chief, core, generality, heft [archaic], main, mass, weight

Words Related to staple

aggregate, amount, entirety, quantum, sum, sum total, total, totality, whole

bottom, essence, essentiality, marrow, meat, nature, pith, quintessence, root, soul, stuff, substance

center, heart, hub, kernel, middle, nucleus, nut, seat

affair, argument, burden, crux, focus, gist, nub, pitch, point, purport

matter, motif, subject, text, theme, topic

Near Antonyms of staple

accessory (also accessary), adjunct, appendage, extension, offshoot

component, constituent, element, ingredient

division, part, piece, section, segment

angle, aspect, facet, feature, quality, side

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