Central idea

Synonyms for "central idea" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(10 words)
abstract focusanchor conceptanchoring pointargumentbig ideacenteredcentral argumentcentral conceptcentral themeconservation theme
Adjective(2 words)
base conceptcentral topic

Strong matches (18)

Noun(15 words)
content conceptcorecore biology conceptcore claimcore conceptcore ideacore life science conceptcore messagecore pointcourse conceptessencefoundational conceptfundamentalguiding ideakey
Adjective(2 words)
core linguistics conceptessential concept
Verb(1 words)
identify the main idea

Related words (30)

Adjective(4 words)
key argumentmain pointsmain themeshort thrust
Noun(25 words)
key ideakey pointkey-point takeawaykeynotekeynoteslead idealeitmotiflesson topicmainmain claimmain ideamain pointmaterial facetmatter mostmiddlemidpointmore main pointmost importantlyprincipal conceptprincipal idea
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story themethemetheme a unitthesistopic focus
Determiner(1 words)
this topic

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
conceptdescriptive termgeographic termideaqualitative descriptorspatial descriptor

More specific

15 entries
argumentcentral axiscentral pointcentral regionclaimfundamentalkeylesson thememain pointmain topicprimaryprincipaltheme statementthesistopic sentence

Collocations

10 entries
central conceptcentral issuecentral locationcentral questioncentral themecore ideacore messagemain ideamain pointtopic sentence

Inflections

3 entries
central ideasmore centralmost central

Derivations

9 entries

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