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essence
noun as in heart, significance
Strongest matches
aspect, basis, bottom line, character, core, crux, element, lifeblood, meaning, nature, principle, quality, reality, root, soul, spirit, structure, substance
Strong matches
attribute, backbone, base, being, bottom, burden, caliber, constitution, entity, essentiality, fiber, form, fundamentals, germ, grain, kernel, life, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, point, property, quiddity, quintessence, stuff, timber, vein
Weak matches
be-all and end-all, chief constituent, essentia, main idea, name of game, virtuality
Example Sentences
While the content of the patient’s memories erodes catastrophically, leaving them disabled and dependent, the patient nonetheless seems to retain the essence of his or her healthy former self.
In essence, the anomaly could serve as a fingerprint of proto-Earth matter.
In essence, company bosses are saying that they need to keep people working right now, but that they will replace them with AI as soon as they can.
It is, in essence, a bet on the business of speculation: Polymarket lets you gamble on almost anything, from the World Series to Ireland’s presidential election.
But he still sees the Sooners’ other 20 sports—including standout programs in gymnastics, baseball and softball—as key to retaining the essence of why people love college sports.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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