| Main Entry: | basics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fundamentals |
Synonyms: |
ABC's, brass tacks, elements, essentials, first steps, foundation, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, principles, rudiments, the three R's |
| Main Entry: | doctrine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opinion; principle |
Synonyms: |
article, article of faith, attitude, axiom, basic, belief, canon, concept, convention, conviction, credenda, creed, declaration, dogma, fundamental, gospel, implantation, inculcation, indoctrination, instruction, position, precept, pronouncement, propaganda, proposition, regulation, rule, statement, teaching, tenet, tradition, universal law, unwritten rule |
Antonyms: |
disbelief, heterodoxy, skepticism, unbelief |
| Main Entry: | element |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essential feature |
Synonyms: |
aspect, basic, basis, bit, component, constituent, detail, drop, facet, factor, fundamental, hint, ingredient, item, material, matter, member, part, particle, particular, piece, portion, principle, root, section, stem, subdivision, trace, unit, view |
| Main Entry: | foundation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basis for something physical or mental |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, authority, base, basics, bed, bedrock, bottom, bottom line, brass tacks, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, guts*, heart*, infrastructure, justification, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, prop, reason, root, stay, substratum, substructure, support, underpinning, understructure |
| Main Entry: | heart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essence, central part |
Synonyms: |
basic, bosom, bottom line, center, coal and ice, core, crux, focal point, focus, gist, hub, kernel, marrow, middle, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, polestar, quick*, quintessence, root, seat, soul |
Antonyms: |
exterior, exteriority, outside, periphery, surface |
| Main Entry: | nitty-gritty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic facts |
Synonyms: |
basics, bottom line, bottom line, brass tacks, chief part, chief thing, cold fact, core, essence, essential details, essential part, focus, fundamentals, gist, hard fact, heart, heart of the matter, important matter, kernel, meat, meat and potatoes, name of the game, nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts, quintessence, reality, root, soul, substance, the facts, the facts, the name of the game |
| Main Entry: | nub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | core, gist |
Synonyms: |
basic, bottom line, crux, essence, heart*, kernel, meat and potatoes, meat*, nitty-gritty, nubbin, nucleus, pith, point, short, substance, upshot |
Antonyms: |
exterior, outside |
| Main Entry: | nuts and bolts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic parts |
Synonyms: |
basic details, basics, brass tacks, essentials, fundamentals, innards, inner workings, mechanics, nitty-gritty, no frills, no nonsense, practical details, practicalities, workings |
| Main Entry: | resources |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money, possessions, natural resources |
Synonyms: |
ace in hole, assets, backing, bankroll, basics, belongings, budget, capital, collateral, effects, funds, holdings, income, kitty, material goods, means, nest egg, nut*, property, reserves, revenue, riches, savings, sock, stuff, supplies, the goods, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal |
Antonyms: |
debt |
| Main Entry: | rudiments |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fundamentals |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, basics, beginnings, elements, essentials, first principles, foundation, guts*, heart, nitty-gritty, principles |