What does crux of the matter mean?

crux of the matter means "the most important point".

What is another word for crux of the matter?

Close synonyms include crux. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crux of the matter a common word?

crux of the matter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Crux of the matter — meaning and 1 synonym

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the most important point
Synonymscrux
Broaderpoint
Narroweralpha and omega

Questions about crux of the matter

What does crux of the matter mean?: crux of the matter means "the most important point".
What is another word for crux of the matter?: Close synonyms include crux. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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