Synonyms for nitty-gritty
nit·ty-grit·ty

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1. nitty-grittynoun

   Synonyms:
   brass tacks, details, nuts and bolts, low-level

2. nitty-grittynoun

   The essence or core of something; the details.

   He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.

   Synonyms:
   nuts and bolts, low-level, brass tacks, details

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1. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, centre, burden, stub, center, tenderness, snapper, core, totality, marrow, heart and soul, sum, fondness, total, nerve, core group, internality, marrow squash, nerve center, shopping center, aggregate, nub, join, kernel, union, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, essence, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

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1. Patricia Espinosa:

   We have to accept that not all the nitty gritty details can be agreed by Katowice.

2. Johnny LaZebnik:

   So often, gay romances are a subplot or alluded to or shown in some kind of montage or as a punchline, and what I think I was really excited about, with this episode, we get to see -- without spoiling too much -- the beginning, middle and who knows how it ends of a gay relationship, of really getting into the nitty-gritty of how gay people date, how they meet, what it's like.

3. Martin Appleton-Clare:

   I saw the pies when I came in and it was a little bit daunting, but we got into the nitty gritty, second time champion, I'm happy with the performance.

4. Sarah Casasnovas:

   We ca n’t neglect that folks are going through a lot, we’re talking about learning loss when people are trying to survive. We want to make sure that they are learning the overall concepts. We ca n’t get too concerned with the nitty-gritty of testing and grades.

5. Harold Holzer:

   The seatbelt law and requiring deposits on bottles seem prosaic, but he liked the nitty-gritty things.