Synonyms of essence

essence

noun

1

as in nature

the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

the belief that power ultimately rests with the people is the very essence of democracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nature
• substance
• soul
• manifestation
• heart
• being
• core
• quintessence
• aspect
• essentiality
• spirit
• stuff
• property
• name of the game
• attribute
• quiddity
• center
• incarnation
• feature
• kernel
• personification
• marrow
• pith
• embodiment
• gist
• epitome
• keynote
• seat
• alpha and omega
• nub

2

as in core

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

presented the essence of weeks of testimony in a 20-minute appeal to the jury

Synonyms & Similar Words

• core
• heart
• root
• kernel
• point
• sum
• gist
• crux
• nucleus
• bottom line
• meat
• sum and substance
• centerpiece
• pith
• the long and short
• nub
• theme
• subject
• pivot
• net
• substance
• keynote
• the long and the short
• tenor
• direction
• bull's-eye
• course
• content
• body
• meat and potatoes
• nubbin
• drift
• proposition
• thesis
• hypothesis
• purport

Phrases Containing essence

• of the essence