Synonyms for essence
ˈɛs əns

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-gritty(noun)

   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. essence(noun)

   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, gist(noun)

   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, essence(noun)

   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

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

1. essence(n)

   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

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

1. essence(n.)

   Synonyms:
   nature, substance, quintessence, essential part

2. essence(n.)

   Synonyms:
   extract, volatile part, rectified portion

3. essence(n.)

   Synonyms:
   odor, perfume, scent

4. essence(n.)

   Synonyms:
   being, existence, entity

5. essence(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   perfume, scent, odor

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   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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