Identify the main idea

Synonyms for "identify the main idea" (31 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Verb(7 words)

ascertaincentral claimcentral ideacore conclusioncore pointdefinite articledetermine

Strong matches (9)

Verb(9 words)

diagnose diagnostic distill distinguish extractfinal takeawayfocus gistkey takeaway

Related words (15)

Verb(15 words)

label labeling localizemain pointmodifier name namingparticipial adjectiveparticular articlepinpointprincipal conclusionrecognize recognizingspecific determinersummarize

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

analysis comprehension concept conclusiondescriptive termdeterminer findinggrammatical categoryidea investigationlinguistic descriptormodifierparticipial adjectiveperception recognition understanding

More specific

21 entries

causal factorcentral claimcentral findingcentral idea locatingcolor labelingdiagnostic usefinal takeawaygeographic taglabel namenaming functionpast participlepresent participleprincipal conclusionproblem sourceroot cause

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Collocations

21 entries

central ideacore ideafinal takeawayidentifying central ideaidentifying evidenceidentifying featuresidentifying key detailsidentifying main ideasidentifying patternskey detailsmain ideareading tasksupporting detailstext evidencethe datathe following

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Inflections

4 entries

identified identifies identifyingmain ideas

Derivations

8 entries

identifiable identifiably identification identificatory identified identifier identify identifying

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