All keynote synonyms
key·note
K k noun keynote
- theme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- nub — the point, gist, or heart of something.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- keystone — the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- gist — the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- crux — The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
- marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
- cornerstone — The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- pith — Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- essence — The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, esp. something abstract, that determines its character.
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
adjective keynote
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- major — Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- significant — important; of consequence.
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.