nub - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for nub , a list of similar words for nub from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Synonyms

• center
• centre
• core
• essence
• gist
• heart
• heart and soul
• inwardness
• kernel
• marrow
• meat
• nitty-gritty
• nub
• pith
• substance
• sum

More generic

• cognitive content
• content
• mental object

More specific

• bare bones
• haecceity
• hypostasis
• quiddity
• quintessence
• stuff

Noun

a small piece

Synonyms

• nub
• stub

More generic

• part
• piece

More specific

• nubbin

Noun

a small lump or protuberance

Synonyms

• nub
• nubble

More generic

• bulge
• bump
• excrescence
• extrusion
• gibbosity
• gibbousness
• hump
• jut
• prominence
• protrusion
• protuberance
• swelling

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