Synonyms for nitty gritty
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : nit-ee-grit-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪt iˈgrɪt i |
Top 10 synonyms for nitty gritty Other synonyms for the word nitty gritty
- ABC's
- ABCs
- acceptation
- accessory
- actuality
- advantage
- affidavit
- allusion
- appeal
- argument
- attestation
- attraction
- attribute
- averment
- axiom
- backbone
- ball game
- basal
- base
- basic details
- basic facts
- basics
- basis
- be-all and end-all
- bearing
- bed
- beginnings
- being
- body
- bosom
- bottom
- bottom line
- bottom-line
- brass tacks
- bulk
- burden
- caliber
- cardinal
- cases
- center
- certainty
- certification
- chapter and verse
- character
- charge
- charm
- chief constituent
- chief part
- chief thing
- circumstance
- circumstances
- circumstantiality
- clincher
- clue
- coal and ice
- coal-and-ice
- cogency
- cold
- cold fact
- complete
- component
- concealed
- conclusion
- condition
- confirmation
- congenital
- connate
- connotation
- consequence
- constituent
- constitution
- constitutional
- constitutive
- content
- context
- core
- cornerstone
- corpus
- correctness
- corroboration
- count
- credentials
- criterion
- critical
- crucial
- crux
- cue
- data
- decisive
- decisive point
- deep-seated
- definition
- demonstration
- denotation
- denotatiton
- deposition
- design
- details
- determination
- documents
- dope
- drift
- effect
- effectiveness
- element
- elemental
- elementary
- elements
- end
- entity
- essence
- essentia
- essential
- essential details
- essential facts
- essential part
- essentiality
- essentials
- establishment
- exactitude
- exactness
- exhibit
- explanation
- fact
- factor
- facts
- facts of life
- factualism
- factuality
- factualness
- fascination
- feature
- fee
- fiber
- final decision
- fine point
- fine print
- fire and ice
- first principles
- first steps
- focal point
- focus
- foot
- footing
- force
- form
- foundation
- fraction
- fundamental
- fundamentals
- general meaning
- genuineness
- germ
- gist
- good
- goods
- gospel
- gospel truth
- grabber
- grain
- gravamen
- groceries
- ground
- grounds
- groundwork
- guts
- hard fact
- head
- heart
- heart of the matter
- heavy
- hidden
- hint
- honest truth
- hub
- idea
- ideal
- imperative
- implication
- import
- importance
- important
- important matter
- inborn
- inbred
- income
- indispensable
- infallibility
- information
- infrastructure
- inherent
- innards
- innate
- inner workings
- inside track
- integral
- intendment
- intent
- intention
- interest
- interpretation
- intimation
- intrinsic
- item
- items
- justification
- kernel
- key
- key point
- keynote
- kicker
- know
- last word
- law
- legitimacy
- life
- life-or-death
- lifeblood
- logic
- logistics
- loss
- lowdown
- lurking
- main
- main idea
- main point
- main thing
- marrow
- mass
- material
- matter
- maxim
- meaning
- meaningful
- meat
- meat and potatoes
- meat-and-potatoes
- mechanics
- mechanism
- message
- middle
- midpoint
- midst
- minor point
- minutia
- motif
- motive
- must
- naked truth
- name
- name of game
- name of the game
- name-of-the-game
- nature
- nature of beast
- nature of the beast
- necessary
- needed
- needful
- net
- nicety
- nitty gritty
- nitty-gritty
- no frills
- no nonsense
- nuance
- nub
- nubbin
- nucleus
- nuts and bolts
- object
- objective
- origin
- paper trail
- part
- part and parcel
- particular
- particulars
- payment
- peculiarity
- perfect
- perfection
- picture
- pith
- pivot
- plain talk
- plan
- point
- pointer
- points
- polestar
- portion
- practical details
- practicalities
- precision
- precondition
- premise
- premises
- prerequisite
- price
- primary
- prime
- primitive
- principal
- principium
- principle
- principles
- procedures
- profit
- prop
- property
- proposition
- provision
- provisions
- proviso
- provisos
- punch
- punch line
- purport
- purpose
- qualifications
- quality
- question
- quick
- quiddity
- quintessence
- quintessential
- radical
- rate
- rationale
- rationality
- rationalness
- realities
- reality
- reason
- reasons
- record
- rectitude
- required
- requirement
- requisite
- reservation
- respect
- rhyme or reason
- rightness
- rock bottom
- root
- rudiment
- rudiments
- rule
- rundown
- schedule
- scoop
- score
- seat
- sense
- short
- significance
- significancy
- significant
- signification
- sine qua non
- singularity
- size of it
- skinny
- small print
- smoking gun
- soul
- speciality
- specialty
- specific
- specification
- specifications
- spirit
- staple
- stay
- stipulation
- stipulations
- story
- straight stuff
- strength
- strings
- structure
- stuff
- subject
- subject matter
- substance
- substantiation
- substratal
- substratum
- substructure
- suggestion
- sum and substance
- sum total
- summary
- support
- symbolization
- technicality
- tenor
- testament
- testimony
- text
- the dope
- the facts
- the name of the game
- the scoop
- the three R's
- the whole story
- theme
- theorem
- thing
- thrust
- timber
- tip
- tip-off
- topic
- trace
- trait
- treaty
- trivia
- triviality
- trueness
- truism
- truth of the matter
- truthfulness
- underlined
- underlying
- underpinning
- understanding
- understructure
- unvarnished truth
- upshot
- urgent
- use
- usefulness
- utility
- validation
- validity
- validness
- value
- veiled
- vein
- veracity
- verification
- verisimilitude
- verity
- virtuality
- vital
- vital part
- warrant
- way of it
- what it is
- what it's all about
- what's what
- where one's at
- wherefore
- whole story
- why
- whyfor
- witness
- workings
- worth
Définition 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.
- As in underlying : adj fundamental, latent
- As in vital : adj essential
- As in essential : adj basic, fundamental
- As in meaning : noun message, signification
- As in nitty-gritty : noun basic facts
- As in nub : noun core, gist
- As in nuts and bolts : noun basic parts
- As in particular : noun detail
- As in point : noun goal, aim
- As in point : noun meaning, essence
- As in proof : noun evidence, authentication
- As in rudiments : noun fundamentals
- As in sense : noun point, meaning
- As in significance : noun meaning
- As in stuff : noun essence, substance
- As in substance : noun essence, meaning
- As in terms : noun conditions, agreement
- As in truth : noun reality, validity
- As in basics : noun fundamentals
- As in brass tacks : noun the facts
- As in meat and potatoes : noun fundamental parts
- As in bottom line : noun indispensable content
- As in mechanics : noun mechanical details
- As in gravamen : noun heart
- As in rationality : noun sense
- As in rationalness : noun sense
- As in significancy : noun meaning
- As in signification : noun meaning
- As in core : noun center, gist
- As in crux : noun most important part
- As in detail : noun feature, specific aspect
- As in essence : noun heart, significance
- As in essential : noun necessity, basic
- As in foundation : noun basis for something physical or mental
- As in fundamental : noun basic, essential part
- As in gist : noun meaning, essence
- As in heart : noun essence, central part
Antonyms for nitty gritty
- abstract
- accessory
- acquired
- addition
- additional
- atypical
- auxiliary
- bluntness
- border
- boredom
- bottom
- cause
- covering
- cowardice
- dead
- disadvantage
- disagreement
- dishonesty
- disinterest
- disloyalty
- dull
- dullness
- entirety
- exterior
- exteriority
- extra
- extrinsic
- falsehood
- falseness
- fear
- flaw
- flawed
- generality
- generalization
- head
- hypothesis
- imperfect
- imperfection
- imprecision
- inaccuracy
- incidental
- ineffectiveness
- inessential
- inexactness
- insignficant
- insignificance
- insignificant
- invalidity
- invention
- learned
- lie
- margin
- meaningless
- meaninglessness
- minor
- misrepresentation
- needless
- nonessential
- nothing
- nothingness
- optional
- origin
- outside
- perimeter
- periphery
- personality
- poverty
- reality
- repulsion
- secondary
- sluggish
- source
- subordinate
- subsidiary
- surface
- theory
- throwaway
- top
- trivia
- trivial
- triviality
- uncritical
- unimportance
- unimportant
- unnecessary
- untruth
- useless
- uselessness
- voluntary
- whole
- worthless
- wrong
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