noun
1.
Synonyms: tenor 1, drift, purport
Related Word: import, meaning
Idioms: the general drift
2.
the inner significance or central meaning of something written or said
just give me the substance of his speech
Synonyms: amount, body, burden, core, crux, gist, kernel, matter, meat, nub, nubbin, pith, purport, sense, short, strength, sum and substance, sum total, thrust, upshot; compare body 3, essence 2, meaning 1, tenor 1
Related Word: center, focus, heart, nucleus; point; import, meaningfulness
3.
Synonyms: body 3, bulk, core, corpus, mass, staple
Related Word: drift, tenor
4.
Synonyms: essence 2, bottom, essentiality, marrow, pith, quintessence, quintessential, soul, stuff, virtuality
5.
Synonyms: thing 5, being, entity, individual, material, matter, object, stuff
6.
Synonyms: wealth 2, fortune, property, resources, riches, worth