Synonyms for heart
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1. heart

   Synonyms:
   core, nucleus, kernel, interior, center, character, disposition, courage, hardihood, nature, life, feeling, benevolence

   Antonyms:
   exterior, hand, action, aspect, manifestation, conduct, deed, timidity

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1. heart, bosomnoun

   the locus of feelings and intuitions

   "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"

   Synonyms:
   affection, embrace, affectionateness, substance, tit, philia, meat, centre, center, tenderness, core, titty, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, boob, spirit, gist, warmness, inwardness, pith, bosom, pump, essence, mettle, warmheartedness, knocker, heart and soul, fondness, breast, spunk, eye, middle

2. heart, pump, tickernoun

   the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

   "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

   Synonyms:
   affection, affectionateness, substance, philia, meat, centre, center, tenderness, core, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, gist, watch, warmness, inwardness, pith, bosom, pump, essence, mettle, warmheartedness, heart and soul, fondness, spunk, stock ticker, eye, middle

3. heart, mettle, nerve, spunknoun

   the courage to carry on

   "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

   Synonyms:
   affection, affectionateness, substance, brass, punk, philia, nervus, meat, tinder, centre, cheek, center, tenderness, kindling, core, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, gist, warmness, inwardness, pith, bosom, pump, essence, face, mettle, warmheartedness, heart and soul, touchwood, fondness, spunk, boldness, eye, middle

4. center, centre, middle, heart, eyenoun

   an area that is approximately central within some larger region

   "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

   Synonyms:
   affection, warmness, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, philia, plaza, meat, centre, center, tenderness, snapper, core, marrow, sum, fondness, nerve, ticker, nerve center, shopping center, midsection, optic, midriff, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, shopping mall, bosom, mall, essence, nub, mettle, pump, heart and soul, shopping centre, oculus, spunk, midpoint, eye, middle

5. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, centre, burden, stub, center, tenderness, snapper, core, totality, marrow, heart and soul, sum, fondness, total, nerve, core group, internality, marrow squash, nerve center, shopping center, aggregate, nub, join, kernel, nitty-gritty, union, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, essence, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

6. heart, spiritnoun

   an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

   "he had a change of heart"

   Synonyms:
   affection, life, affectionateness, substance, flavour, philia, sprightliness, gist, smell, centre, center, tenderness, core, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, disembodied spirit, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, meat, spirit, emotional state, tone, feel, warmness, inwardness, pith, pump, bosom, essence, intent, mettle, warmheartedness, heart and soul, fondness, purport, spunk, flavor, feeling, liveliness, eye, look, middle

7. heartnoun

   a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines

   "he drew a heart and called it a valentine"

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, nub, ticker, meat, middle, pith, core, inwardness, fondness, sum, warmheartedness, mettle, warmness, gist, heart and soul, substance, affection, spunk, center, spirit, centre, kernel, eye, essence, tenderness, bosom, pump, philia, marrow, nerve, affectionateness

8. heartnoun

   a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

   "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, nub, ticker, meat, middle, pith, core, inwardness, fondness, sum, warmheartedness, mettle, warmness, gist, heart and soul, substance, affection, spunk, center, spirit, centre, kernel, eye, essence, tenderness, bosom, pump, philia, marrow, nerve, affectionateness

9. affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philianoun

   a positive feeling of liking

   "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

   Synonyms:
   affection, rawness, partiality, affectionateness, substance, philia, meat, centre, lovingness, center, tenderness, core, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, warmth, fancy, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, softheartedness, gist, tenderheartedness, warmness, inwardness, pith, bosom, pump, essence, mettle, warmheartedness, heart and soul, fondness, soreness, spunk, eye, middle

10. heartnoun

    a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it

    "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, nub, ticker, meat, middle, pith, core, inwardness, fondness, sum, warmheartedness, mettle, warmness, gist, heart and soul, substance, affection, spunk, center, spirit, centre, kernel, eye, essence, tenderness, bosom, pump, philia, marrow, nerve, affectionateness

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Content
   • Courage
   • Internal Organ
   • Intuition
   • Plane Figure
   • Playing Card
   • Temperament
   • Variety Meat

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1. heartnoun

   Synonyms:
   seat of life

2. heartnoun

   Synonyms:
   centre, interior, core, kernel, inner part, vital part

3. heartnoun

   Synonyms:
   disposition, mind, will, inclination, purpose, intent, affection, passion

4. heartnoun

   Synonyms:
   courage, spirit, firmness, fortitude, resolution

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1. heartnoun

   Synonyms:
   cardia, conscience, character, essence, core, pith, kernel, marrow

   Associated words:
   cardiology, carditis, cardiac, cordial, cardialgia, cardiometry, dexiocardia, systole, diastole, pericardium, endocardium, auricle, ventricle, valve, aneurism, stethoscope, peridiastole

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1. List of paraphrases for "heart":

   cardiac, coeur, core, cardiovascular, centre, hearts, heartland, cœur, crux, corazón, cardiology, herz, cur, essence, soul, center, centrepiece, nub, central, heartbeat, nucleus, midst, epicentre, focus

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1. Christopher Darlington Morley:

   In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibration of beauty.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   A loving heart is the source of all happiness, all joy and all bliss.

3. Antony Blinken:

   For peace to be just, it must uphold the principles at the heart of the UN Charter: sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence. For peace to be durable, it must ensure Russia can’t simply rest, rearm, and relaunch its war in a few months or a few years, any peace that legitimizes Russia’s seizure of land by force will weaken the Charter and send a message to would-be aggressors everywhere that they can invade countries and get away with it.

4. Etienne Cardiles:

   This hatred, Xavier, I don't have it because it is not like you. Because it does not correspond to anything that made your heart beat, nor why you entered the police force, because public service, helping others and protecting everyone was part of your education and your convictions. And tolerance, dialogue and patience were your strongest weapons.

5. Anne Frank:

   And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world.