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Synonyms for gist
dʒɪst
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Princeton's WordNet
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, inwardness, pith, heart, nucleus, onus, essence, magnetic core, outcome, encumbrance, issue, force, incumbrance, resultkernel, 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, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, 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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
gist
Synonyms:
essence, pith, marrow, substance, kernel, force, main pointAntonyms:
surplusage, redundancy, additament, environment, accessories, garb, clothing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
gist(n.)
Synonyms:
essence, pith, marrow, substance, main point
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
GIST
Synonyms:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour; gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumour, gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumour, GIST tumour, plexosarcoma
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#216 | center | |
#315 | total | |
#395 | content | |
#439 | join | |
#604 | issue | |
#611 | result | |
#624 | event | |
#754 | means | |
#824 | centre | |
#870 | amount | |
#889 | heart | |
#1022 | force | |
#1071 | effect | |
#1106 | union | |
#1141 | middle | |
#1566 | eye | |
#1617 | core | |
#2135 | load | |
#2181 | spirit | |
#2764 | meaning | |
#3505 | kernel | |
#3601 | sum | |
#3877 | pump | |
#4041 | meat | |
#4153 | loading | |
#4308 | substance | |
#4518 | mall | |
#4733 | plaza | |
#4829 | outcome | |
#5696 | perfume | |
#6303 | burden | |
#7024 | aggregate | |
#7353 | impression | |
#7805 | essence | |
#8377 | nerve | |
#8419 | consequence | |
#12085 | nucleus | |
#12558 | ticker | |
#14560 | marrow | |
#15988 | affection | |
#16651 | stub | |
#26713 | tenderness | |
#27827 | snapper | |
#30236 | summation | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#32803 | gist | |
#33888 | totality | |
#37398 | midpoint | |
#44049 | onus | |
#44610 | spunk | |
#48084 | fondness | |
#56554 | encumbrance | |
#60216 | upshot | |
#65586 | mettle | |
#69995 | pith | |
#70251 | nub | |
#71898 | centerfield | |
#194780 | philia | |
#244606 | inwardness | |
#307964 | nubble | |
#315244 | warmness |
How to use gist in a sentence?
Fools can't understand even the gist by reading repeatedly the whole book; wise could comprehend easily its content by seeing merely its cover title and the character of its writer.
The gist of it was that due to her condition, they were restricting visits to her very closest friends, watchman.
The gist of what Mayor Giuliani said -- that the President has shown himself to be completely unable to speak the truth about the nature of the threats from these ISIS terrorists — is true.
The gist of it was that due to Tonja Carter condition, they were restricting visits to Tonja Carter very closest friends.
What we want to clarify in their gist is, they make a statement that a person would be able to carry a firearm on campus or college university, which is grotesquely inaccurate.
Translations for gist
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- جوهرArabic
- същност, същина́Bulgarian
- Kern, Hauptinhalt, Wesentliche, Kernaussage, HauptpunktGerman
- κεντρική ιδέα, ουσίαGreek
- kernoEsperanto
- esenciaSpanish
- ydinFinnish
- gîte, essentielFrench
- brìghScottish Gaelic
- aðalatriði, kjarniIcelandic
- essenza, sostanzaItalian
- תַמצִיתHebrew
- 要旨, 要点Japanese
- დედააზრი, დედაარსი, არსიGeorgian
- summaLatin
- matūMāori
- essentie, kerngedachteDutch
- essência, âmagoPortuguese
- су́щность, смысл, сутьRussian
- ana fikir, özet, özTurkish
- 要旨Chinese
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