Nutshell

/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/

Synonyms for "nutshell" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

abridge ace atom bit brief capsule capsulize condense dab digest dole dot dram dribble

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (22)

driblet dwarf epitomize farthing fleck flyspeck fragment gobbet grain granule groat hair handfulhit the high spotsinventory iota jot littlelittle bitminim

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minimum

Noun(1 words)

husk

Related words (37)

minutiae mite modicum molecule mote ounce outline particle pebble pinch pittance point scallop scruple shorten sketchsketch outsmidgen smitch speck

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spoonful spot sumsum upsummarize summate synopsize thimblefultiny bittittletrifling amounttrivia whit

Noun(3 words)

recap shell summary

Verb(1 words)

recapitulate

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More general

7 entries

brief versioncondensed formouter coveringplant partprotective coveringshell summary

More specific

4 entries

brief summarycondensed versionhard shellthin shell

Collocations

6 entries

brief summaryconcise explanationcondensed formcracked shellhard shellnut shell

Inflections

1 entries

nutshells

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They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.

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I don't really like him, in a nutshell, I think he is an idiot.

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"So, that's what happened to Tom's squirrel?" "Yes, in a nutshell."

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The universe in a nutshell: I am consciousness.

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