| Main Entry: |
substance |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
essence, meaning |
Synonyms: |
ABCs,
amount,
basis,
body,
bottom, bottom line, brass tacks,
burden,
center,
core, corpus,
crux,
drift,
effect, essentiality,
focus, general meaning,
gist, gravamen,
guts*,
heart,
import, innards, kernel, marrow,
mass,
matter,
meat*, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith,
point,
purport,
quintessence,
sense,
significance,
soul,
staple,
strength,
stuff,
subject, sum total,
tenor,
theme,
thrust, upshot, virtuality, way of it
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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