Synonyms for gist
dʒɪstgist

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.2 / 6 votes

1. gist

   Synonyms:
   essence, pith, marrow, substance, kernel, force, main point

   Antonyms:
   surplusage, redundancy, additament, environment, accessories, garb, clothing

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. 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, inwardness, pith, heart, nucleus, onus, essence, magnetic core, outcome, encumbrance, issue, force, incumbrance, result

2. 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, 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

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gistnoun

   Synonyms:
   essence, pith, marrow, substance, main point

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. gistnoun

   Synonyms:
   core, substance, pith, marrow, essence

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1. List of paraphrases for "gist":

   essence, spirit

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. GIST

   Synonyms:
   Gastrointestinal stromal tumour; gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumour, gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumour, GIST tumour, plexosarcoma

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1. GIST

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2. Gist

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How to use gist in a sentence?

1. Anne Quito:

   The gist of the story was : Maybe we've graduated from so-called' chop-suey fonts,' which originated in the early 19th century right as a pastiche of an unknown land, now we've arrived at a very kind of globalized state. We know each other, we know the Chinese as traditional but also modern, we have a more nuanced view of the world. So perhaps we can retire these fonts. Or maybe we can use them in conjunction with other typefaces.

2. Tony Finau:

   The gist of basically what he said was I’m cheering you guys on, I’m right there with you and go fight and make us proud, we were able to do that, and if TW’s watching, thanks for that text, brother, I think it helps us a lot.

3. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Perfection isn't the gist of family's strength; it's found in the resilience despite imperfections.

4. Sam Therrell:

   The gist of it was that due to Tonja Carter condition, they were restricting visits to Tonja Carter very closest friends.

5. Adrian Peterson:

   It’s blown out of proportion. Me and the wife got into an argument on the plane. That was pretty much the gist of it. I ended up grabbing her hand and taking her ring off her finger. She did n’t press any charges. The state of California pressed charges because there was a scratch on her hand. Literally that’s why I went to jail, because the ring left a scratch on her finger. We just had a disagreement. I know the headlines : Domestic violence. Adrian Peterson ’d think I beat her up or something. It was nothing like that.