Essence Synonyms and Antonyms

ĕsəns
Fundamental nature
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. core
  2. gist
  3. heart
  4. pith
  5. kernel
  6. quintessence
  7. root
  8. substance
  9. spirit
  10. marrow
  11. soul
  12. being
  13. constitution
  14. nature
  15. burden
  16. character
  17. life
  18. meat
  19. nub
  20. gravamen
  21. principle
  22. embodiment
  23. nitty-gritty
  24. basis
  25. essential quality
  26. sum and substance
  27. reality
  28. alpha-and-omega
  29. anlage
  30. binder
  31. aroma
  32. filler
  33. attar
  34. attribute
  35. nucleus
  36. aura
  37. bedrock
  38. vital part
  39. base
  40. cachet
  41. chief constituent
  42. cologne
  43. component
  44. primary element
  45. concoction
  46. germ
  47. constituent
  48. consubstantiality
  49. effect
  50. cornerstone
  51. crux
  52. backbone
  53. decoction
  54. desideratum
  55. caliber
  56. desiderium
  57. distillate
  58. element
  59. lifeblood
  60. elixir
  61. bottom
  62. epitome
  63. essentiality
  64. existence
  65. extract
  66. grain
  67. fiber
  68. center
  69. fragrance
  70. structure
  71. fundamental
  72. vein
  73. centre
  74. hypostasis
  75. indispensable
  76. stuff
  77. integrality
  78. fundamentals
  79. linchpin
  80. meaning
  81. odor
  82. perfume
  83. personification
  84. point
  85. prerequisite
  86. heart-and-soul
  87. principal
  88. quality
  89. quiddity
  90. inwardness
  91. requirement
  92. requisite
  93. scent
  94. significance
  95. sine qua non
  96. substratum
  97. tenor
  98. virtuality
  99. sum
Antonyms:
  1. peripherals
A distilled spirit
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. perfume
  2. concentrate
  3. extract
  4. elixir
  5. being
  6. distillation
  7. juice
  8. spirit(s)
  9. essentiality
  10. tincture
  11. liquor
  12. alcohol
  13. ammonia
  14. nature
  15. potion
  16. drug
  17. drops
  18. quintessence
  19. fragrance
  20. scent
  21. fundamentally
  22. substance
  23. basically
  24. at-bottom
  25. texture

Words Related to Essence

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Essence Sentence Examples

  • The essence of my car is that it takes me places I want to go.

  • It is the very essence of the soul.

  • Her essence had gripped him; she haunted him.

  • All knowledge is merely a bringing of this essence of life under the laws of reason.

  • In part 2 he discusses the "false or theological essence of religion," i.e.

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