Synonyms and Antonyms of nub

(noun.shape)
nubble
a small lump or protuberance (noun.shape)
(noun.object)
stub
a small piece (noun.object)
(noun.cognition)
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, sum
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

a small lump or protuberance (noun.shape)

bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape)
a small piece (noun.object)

part, piece
a portion of a natural object (noun.object)
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)

a small piece (noun.object)

nubbin
a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn) (noun.object)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (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)

a small lump or protuberance (noun.shape)

homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy
of textiles; having a rough surface (adj.all)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

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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