Antonyms for nitty-gritty
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nit-ee-grit-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪt iˈgrɪt i |
Definition of nitty-gritty
Origin :- "basic facts," 1961, knitty-gritty, American English, said to have been chiefly used by black jazz musicians, perhaps ultimately from nit and grits "finely ground corn." As an adjective from 1966.
- noun basic facts
Synonyms for nitty-gritty
- basics
- bottom line
- brass tacks
- chief part
- chief thing
- cold fact
- core
- essence
- essential details
- essential part
- focus
- fundamentals
- gist
- hard fact
- heart
- heart of the matter
- important matter
- kernel
- meat
- meat and potatoes
- name of the game
- nuts and bolts
- quintessence
- reality
- root
- soul
- substance
- the facts
- the name of the game
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