Synonyms of cruxes

cruxes

noun

variants also cruces

plural of crux

as in roots

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the crux of the problem is that the school's current budget is totally inadequate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• kernels
• cores
• essences
• pivots
• hearts
• nuclei
• bottom lines
• sums
• meats
• nubs
• points
• nubbins
• piths
• nets
• keynotes
• centerpieces
• meat and potatoes
• bullseyes
• nucleuses
• gists
• bull's-eyes
• courses
• substances
• drifts
• directions
• hypotheses
• propositions
• tenors
• themes
• subjects
• theses
• contents
• bodies
• purports