Main point

Synonyms for "main point" (111 found)

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Closest matches (23)

basisbench markburdencardinal pointcase chapterchief thingclimax concern core cornerstone crisiscritical pointcrux essence essential

Noun(5 words)

centralcentral claimcentral ideacore ideacrucial

Adjective(2 words)

direct thrustentire substance

Strong matches (33)

Noun(9 words)

essentialessential pointfundamental highlight keykey claimkey-point takeawaylesson focusmain claim

Adjective(6 words)

essential ideaheavy thrustimportant ideakey argumentlong thrustmain argument

essential matterfocus of attentionfocus of interestfundamental gist gravamengreat pointhead heading hearthigh pointimportant thingissue kernel keystone landmarkliving issue

Verb(1 words)

identify the main idea

Related words (55)

main thingmaterial pointmattermatter in handmeat milestone motif motivename of the gamenub pith pivot pointpoint at issuepoint in questionproblem questionreal issuerecap recapitulation

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resume rubricrun throughrun-through rundownsalient pointsine qua nonsubjectsubject mattersubject of thoughtsubstancesubstantive pointsumsum and substancesummary summation textthe bottom linethe pointtheme topicturning point

Noun(10 words)

most importantmost importantlyprimaryprimary claimprincipalprincipal ideatakeaway thrustthrust of the argumentvital

Determiner(1 words)

most key-point

Adjective(1 words)

short thrust

Verb(1 words)

thrust a spear

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries

concept criterion goal idea importance significance

More specific

9 entries

central aimcentral ideaclaimcore conceptcore messagecore objectivekey takeawayprimary goalthesis statement

Collocations

12 entries

central ideacore ideaessential pointidentify the main pointkey takeawaymain ideamain point conceptmain point ideamain point summarymain point takeawayprincipal pointstate the main point

Inflections

3 entries

main pointsmore main pointmost main point

Derivations

5 entries

central pointkey takeawaymain ideamain-point main-pointedly

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