Antonyms for nutshell
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : nuht-shel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌtˌʃɛl |
Definition of nutshell
Origin :- c.1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
- As in summary : noun short statement of main points
- As in recap : noun summary
- As in run-through : noun summary
- As in summing-up : noun summary
- As in reduce : verb make less; decrease
- As in digest : verb make shorter; abridge
- That's a good rule for those who want everything in a nutshell.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- The whole case was in a nutshell—the lady had quarreled with her husband.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- "There you have the case in a nutshell," said Mr. Bonnithorne, dropping his voice.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- What is now required to be done may be stated in a nutshell.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 » by Various
- I confess that has to be considered, and then the question lies in a nutshell.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 » by Various
- The whole subject lies in a nutshell, or rather an apple-skin.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
- The Ragusan steamer looked like a nutshell from our eminence.
- Extract from : « The Grateful Indian » by W.H.G. Kingston
- That was the point, and there was the argument all lying in a nutshell.
- Extract from : « Make or Break » by Oliver Optic
- It may be said to gather up Browning's philosophy of life in a nutshell.
- Extract from : « Introduction to Robert Browning » by Hiram Corson
- Here, then, in a nutshell, you have the whole matter in dispute.
- Extract from : « The Second Funeral of Napoleon » by William Makepeace Thackeray (AKA "Michael Angelo Titmarch")
Synonyms for nutshell
- abate
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- abridge
- abridgment
- abstract
- analysis
- aperçu
- bankrupt
- bant
- boil down
- break
- brief
- capitulation
- case
- cheapen
- chop
- classify
- clip
- codify
- compendium
- compress
- condensation
- condense
- conspectus
- contract
- core
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut to bone
- debase
- decrease
- deflate
- depreciate
- depress
- diet
- digest
- dilute
- diminish
- discount
- drain
- dwindle
- epitome
- epitomize
- essence
- extract
- get to the meat
- go on a diet
- impair
- impoverish
- inventory
- lessen
- long and short of it
- lose weight
- lower
- mark down
- methodize
- moderate
- nutshell
- outline
- pandect
- pare
- pauperize
- precis
- prospectus
- put in a nutshell
- rebate
- recap
- recapitulation
- recede
- reduce
- reduction
- rehash
- report
- résumé
- review
- roll back
- roundup
- ruin
- run-through
- rundown
- scale down
- sense
- shave
- shorten
- skeleton
- sketch
- slash
- slim
- slow down
- step down
- sum
- sum and substance
- sum up
- summarize
- summate
- summation
- summing-up
- survey
- syllabus
- synopsis
- synopsize
- systematize
- tabulate
- take off weight
- taper
- taper off
- tone down
- trim
- truncate
- turn down
- version
- weaken
- wind down
- wrap-up
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