Synonym of the crux

Noun

bottom bottom line core essence gist nub root body heart kernel matter meat nitty-gritty pith purport substance thrust decisive point meat and potatoes

Noun

essential fundamental basic rudiment principle first principle foundation preliminary groundwork essence basis standard core value rule cornerstone constituent bedrock code doctrine modus operandi tenet criterion dogma ethic sine qua non determinant kernel axiom bottom line fact nitty-gritty practicality reality stipulation golden rule ground rule ABC brass tacks hard fact law marrow meat nub nuts and bolts guts heart precept principium regulation

Noun

problem case corner hole jam knot matter mire pitfall puzzlement quagmire spot tangle toughie toughy strait tight corner deep water difficult situation facer fix fly in the ointment Gordian knot gremlin hiccup hornets' nest how-do-you-do katzenjammer misadventure mishap mix-up muddle nodus prob rub stumbling block tight spot

Noun

aspect character element lifeblood meaning nature quality root significance soul spirit structure substance attribute backbone base being bottom burden calibre caliber constitution entity essentiality fibre fiber form fundamentals germ grain life nucleus pith point property quiddity quintessence stuff timber vein be-all and end-all chief constituent essentia gist main idea name of game virtuality

Noun

turning point climax critical point culmination juncture milestone twist watershed axis change climacteric contingency crisis critical mass critical moment critical period crossing crossroads crucial moment crucial occurrence crucial period crunch cusp decisive moment defining moment development emergency exigency high noon hinge kairotic moment moment of truth nexus pass peak peripeteia pinch pivot pivotal moment point of no return race against time rising action shift transition turn of the tide when push comes to shove zero hour

Noun

body centre center focal point focus hub importance interior mainstay origin thrust amount bulk consequence corpus import mass middle midpoint midst purport quick staple upshot meat and potatoes nitty gritty

Noun

income outcome profit conclusion determination end product end result final decision indispensable content key point last word loss main point main thing name of the game net sum and substance what it's all about whole story

Noun

crucial point nubbin short

Noun

decisive point knife-edge critical juncture critical stage pivotal point

Noun

fulcrum articulation butt elbow hook joint knee link pin spring swivel ball-and-socket

Noun

difficulty adversity complexity complicatedness complication deadlock dilemma effort exertion frustration hardship hazard hurdle impediment intricacy obstacle pain predicament snag striving struggle sweat toil trickiness trouble arduousness awkwardness barricade check distress hindrance hitch impasse labour labor laboriousness mess misfortune obstruction painfulness paradox perplexity pickle quandary scrape stew strain strenuousness tribulation dead end hot water

Noun

corm seed source starting place stem beginnings cause derivation footing fountain fountainhead ground inception infrastructure mainspring motive occasion provenance provenience radicle radix reason rhizome seat substratum tuber underpinning well rock bottom starting point

Noun

calamity catastrophe confrontation disaster pressure situation crossroad embarrassment entanglement extremity height imbroglio necessity plight puzzle trauma trial urgency big trouble dire straits hot potato hour of decision

Noun

mystery ambiguity anonymity conundrum crime novel detective novel enigma obscurity question riddle secrecy secret subtlety thriller vagueness abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger cryptogram grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle poser rebus rune sphinx stickler stumper teaser twister whodunit why brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler roun sixty-four-thousand-dollar question tough nut to crack

Noun

puzzler challenge

Noun

affliction complaint condition disease disorder illness infirmity misery scourge sickness suffering torment weakness woe anguish cross depression grief ordeal plague sorrow

Noun

bewilderment parable sticker mind-boggler mind-twister question mark sixty-four dollar question

Noun

interval stage choice circumstance instant moment point in time position posture state status time meeting point

Noun

fruit morsel nut pip pit stone atom bit keynote part piece

Noun

zest embodiment force medulla pulp strength vigour vigor corey heart and soul inwardness

Noun

theme idea keystone linchpin measure basic idea

Noun

embryo premise spark beginning bud

Noun

critical situation head test trying time

Noun

action assumption beginning evidence explanation justification proof security support theory antecedent authority background backing data dictum postulate presumption presupposition sanction theorem warrant chief ingredient principal element

Noun

effect subject ABCs drift innards sense tenor general meaning gravamen sum total way of it

Noun

intersection join linkage seam abutment bend bond bracket bridge concourse confluence conjuncture connection copula coupling hyphen impingement interconnection junction meeting node splice suture tangency tie union vinculum

Noun

key answer blueprint clue guide indicator means passport password recipe resolution sign solution ticket brand cypher cipher cue earmark index interpretation lead lever marker pointer symptom translation

Noun

bosom polestar coal and ice

Noun

box frame material skeleton assembly bed chassis fuselage hull majority substructure sum total trunk whole better part lion's share main part

Noun

opinion score statement topic view viewpoint argument kicker line of reasoning motif proposition text tip tip-off punch line subject matter

Noun

manifestation exemplification incarnation personification realisation realization representation symbol animating spirit élan vital life force moving force moving spirit vital spirit

Nearby Words

the crux of the matter the cry the crying the crypt the crystal the crystallization the crust the crusade the crunch the cruelty the crudity the crude

Antonym of the crux

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of focus Synonym of gist Synonym of significancy Synonym of center Synonym of thing Synonym of big Synonym of peppiness Synonym of midpoint Synonym of meaning Synonym of soul Synonym of sense Synonym of signification Synonym of rationality Synonym of spirit Synonym of purport Synonym of pertness Synonym of vivaciousness Synonym of matter Synonym of best Synonym of strength Synonym of question Synonym of rationalness Synonym of nitty gritty Synonym of riddle Synonym of base Synonym of foundation Synonym of significant Synonym of characteristic Synonym of predicament Synonym of emergency Synonym of bottom Synonym of fundamental Synonym of great Synonym of distress Synonym of circumstance Synonym of unique Synonym of event Synonym of significance Synonym of exigency Synonym of subject Synonym of doubt Synonym of junction Synonym of meat Synonym of nature Synonym of trouble Synonym of quintessence Synonym of thew Synonym of powerfulness Synonym of difficult Synonym of potence Synonym of objection Synonym of snag Synonym of upshot Synonym of consideration Synonym of origin Synonym of summary Synonym of use Synonym of vigor Synonym of underlying Synonym of reality Synonym of issue Synonym of beginning Synonym of mass Synonym of material Synonym of situation Synonym of burden Synonym of tribulation Synonym of purpose Synonym of tenor Synonym of adversity Synonym of concern Synonym of import Synonym of stress Synonym of quality Synonym of marrow Synonym of unrest Synonym of bother Synonym of fight Synonym of pressure Synonym of rudiment Synonym of object Synonym of dilemma Synonym of strait Synonym of refer Synonym of pinch Synonym of being Synonym of fact Synonym of rigor Synonym of undoing Synonym of seed Synonym of opportunity Synonym of impact Synonym of contents Synonym of moment Synonym of confusion Synonym of state Synonym of unluckiness Synonym of hardship Synonym of trial Synonym of main Synonym of rule Synonym of unfortunateness Synonym of untowardness Synonym of union Synonym of central Synonym of source Synonym of recap Synonym of intrinsic Synonym of value Synonym of principal Synonym of misfortune Synonym of effect Synonym of rootstock Synonym of provenience Synonym of primary Synonym of end Synonym of fortitude Synonym of run through Synonym of mark Synonym of hot spot Synonym of stuff Synonym of summing up Synonym of centerpiece Synonym of set Synonym of degree Synonym of mettle Synonym of protest Synonym of care Synonym of weight Synonym of muddle Synonym of grounds Synonym of size Synonym of incipience Synonym of guide Synonym of leadoff Synonym of interior Synonym of cardinal Synonym of protestation Synonym of misery Synonym of incipiency Synonym of pain Synonym of serious Synonym of sizableness Synonym of necessity Synonym of remonstration Synonym of theme Synonym of knot Synonym of zero hour Synonym of contingency Synonym of quagmire Synonym of element Synonym of occasion Synonym of knowledge Synonym of dig Synonym of identify Synonym of magic Synonym of reason Synonym of lead Synonym of obstacle Synonym of worry Synonym of hell Synonym of reverse Synonym of critical Synonym of spot Synonym of inconvenience Synonym of party Synonym of living hell Synonym of intractability Synonym of plague Synonym of polemic Synonym of thrust Synonym of text Synonym of person Synonym of amount Synonym of motive Synonym of entity Synonym of need Synonym of enthusiasm Synonym of pivot Synonym of critical mass Synonym of millstone Synonym of hassle Synonym of show Synonym of turn Synonym of vital Synonym of density Synonym of idea Synonym of connection Synonym of cause Synonym of shelter Synonym of resist Synonym of test Synonym of detail Synonym of force Synonym of solicit Synonym of stumbling block Synonym of integrant Synonym of internal Synonym of drawback Synonym of particular

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