| Main Entry: | basis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation for belief, action |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, base, bedrock, cause, center, chief ingredient, core, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, footing, fundamental, hard fact, heart, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, principal element, principle, proof, reason, root, rudiment, sanction, security, source, substratum, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant |
| Main Entry: | fait accompli |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accomplished fact |
Synonyms: |
a truth, accomplished fact, certainty, cold hard facts, done deal, done deed, fact of life, grim reality, hard facts, irreversible accomplishment, irreversible act, irreversible truth, matter of fact, reality, self-evident fact, undeniable fact |
| 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 |