Synonyms of nitty-gritty

1 Syllable
terms, nub, heart, soul, meat, core, abc, crux, root, proof, truth, gist
2 Syllables
focus, cruces, cruxes, basics, detail, meaning, rooter, vital, kernel, abc's
3 Syllables
foundations, factualism, gravamen, underlying, essence, reality, validness, substance, essentials, life-or-death, foundation
4 Syllables
specialities, fundamentals, quintessence, rationalness, particulars, speciality, coal-and-ice, name-of-the-game
5 Syllables
significance, denotatiton
6 Syllables
circumstantiality