Synonyms for essence
ˈɛs ənsessence

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   being, nature, substance

   Antonyms:
   attribute, attribute, property, quality

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. essence

   Synonyms:
   being, life, entity, nature, substance

   Antonyms:
   accident, property, additament, garb, clothing, surroundings

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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, heart, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

2. essencenoun

   any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, gist, heart and soul, effect, substance, nub, center, burden, centre, kernel, heart, perfume, marrow, pith

3. effect, essence, burden, core, gistnoun

   the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

   Synonyms:
   substance, loading, perfume, meat, centre, burden, center, consequence, core, marrow, load, sum, impression, event, heart and soul, core group, upshot, effect, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, gist, inwardness, pith, heart, nucleus, onus, magnetic core, outcome, encumbrance, issue, force, incumbrance, result

4. perfume, essencenoun

   a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, core, sum, gist, heart and soul, effect, substance, nub, center, burden, inwardness, kernel, fragrance, aroma, heart, perfume, scent, centre, marrow, pith

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1. • Meaning
   • Substance
   • Toiletry

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   nature, substance, quintessence, essential part

2. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   extract, volatile part, rectified portion

3. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   odor, perfume, scent

4. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   being, existence, entity

5. essenceverb

   Synonyms:
   perfume, scent, odor

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1. List of paraphrases for "essence":

   substance, gasoline, quintessence, petrol, gist, heart, crux, nature, gas, core, essential, thrust, spirit, fuel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. ESSENCE

   Synonyms:
   Efficacy & Safety of Subcutaneous Enoxaparin in Non-Q-wave Coronary Events

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1. Jhin, League of Legends:

   The essence of a thing is found only in its absence.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   In the essence of truth lies deceit. Deceit dispels the boredom of the Absolute.

3. Providence College:

   You send them back to their community, you will in essence be reseeding with individuals who are capable of transmitting infection, many communities throughout the country, so it's much, much better to have the capability to put These CNN Heroes in a place where These CNN Heroes could comfortably recover.

4. Rom Dongeto:

   We are so insulted by this. It is a violation of the very essence of a law that Congress itself enacted, women are dying from maternal complications, teens are getting pregnant and people are dying from HIV-related causes. Lives of Filipino citizens are at stake.

5. Zhou Xiaochuan:

   In its essence, the Silk Road fund is not similar to the Marshall Plan.