Synonyms and Antonyms of gist

(noun.communication)
burden, core, effect, essence
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun.communication)
(noun.cognition)
center, centre, core, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun.communication)

import, meaning, significance, signification
the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

cognitive content, content, mental object
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned (noun.cognition)

(noun.cognition)
bare bones
(plural) the most basic facts or elements (noun.cognition)
(noun.cognition)
hypostasis
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality (noun.cognition)
(noun.cognition)
haecceity, quiddity
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other (noun.cognition)
(noun.cognition)
quintessence
the purest and most concentrated essence of something (noun.cognition)
(noun.cognition)
stuff
a critically important or characteristic component (noun.cognition)

(verb.social)
summate
form or constitute a cumulative effect (verb.social)
(adj.all)
pithy, sententious
concise and full of meaning (adj.all)
(adj.all)
all important, all-important, crucial, essential, of the essence
of the greatest importance (adj.all)
(adj.all)
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
serving as an essential component (adj.all)
(adj.all)
meaty, substantive
being on topic and prompting thought (adj.all)

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