Synonym of fundamental principle

cornerstone basis bedrock foundation keystone base linchpin mainspring mainstay key anchor bottom center centre centerpiece centrepiece core footing fundament ground groundwork heart root underpinning warp backbone crux focus main ingredient premise prop central component essential pillar starting point warp and woof foundation stone key element vital element essence kernel fundamental nucleus fundamental point principle principal element thrust nub principal constituent chief ingredient bottom line nitty-gritty beginning keynote axiom nexus substance gist authority quintessence essentiality lynchpin pith soul stuff crown marrow point of departure essentials fundamentals principles support rudiments basics rest point brass tacks nuts and bolts meat rudiment theory quick pivot net sum infrastructure postulate law source nubbin antecedent explanation background dictum meat and potatoes substructure bed seat substratum rule seating sine qua non bull's-eye ABCs lifeblood basement pedestal idea foot guts tenet ABC significance hub code main idea sum and substance theorem formula stand matter elements grammar alphabet foundations heart of the matter concept assumption standard proposition spirit precept import understructure meaning first principle body reality model staple golden rule burden ground rule basic central part focal point truth name of the game constituent floor system determinant stipulation preliminaries chief regulation bread and butter theme nature principal truism life scheme axioms form doctrine element Zen locus modus operandi laws sense epicenter axis supposition being rationale importance presupposition thesis first principles grounding philosophy stay principium tenor roots topic rules presumption plan fiber score hypothesis postulation upshot grounds quiddity basic principles material germ epicentre plinth fibre surmise gravamen chief constituent conjecture speculation belief conclusion guiding principle ground rules long and short rock bottom underlayer director undergirding underpinnings component factor base position co-ordinator intuitive approach details platform cornerstones simple approach maxim stage groundwall driving force aphorism bridgehead foothold nadir crux of the matter holder basic idea apothegm moment meaningfulness coal and ice defining characteristic essential element essential feature salient point policy line preliminary shelf trestle ball game validity content consequence power soundness pier eye verity gnome concreteness clout deepest part lowest part frame rack omphalos navel ethos value cause prescript prominence magnitude answer drift spotlight mecca capital midpoint middle central cynosure embodiment bracket tripod hook brace outcome determination sum total character target highlight solution secret institution origin subject assertion argument constitution mass stress cue spring medium fountainhead fount vehicle organization carrier grain structure actuality bull's eye forefront showpiece attraction emphasis criterion main point main manifestation vein aspect entity quality spark seed ground zero embryo nerve center end result end product indispensable content whole story key point last word final decision what it's all about main thing ethic dogma organisation facts if datum given hypothetical bulk weight practicalities virtuality caliber property calibre essentia attribute timber esse pediment realities fact practicality direction most important part ticket necessities fundamental nature basic quality well head summary generality majority total whole brunt ABC's thought premiss bearing representation personification symbol realization realisation incarnation exemplification hard fact force intrinsic nature essential part fundamental quality basic characteristic beginning bud short science important part primary element posit evidence apriorism statement proof name of game central point rallying point centre of attention center of attention hot spot clue recipe guide be-all and end-all animating spirit vital spirit strength life force moving force moving spirit élan vital hard facts standards precepts punch line first steps main theme central idea central theme the three R's method condition blueprint important point heft preponderance key component general picture nature of the beast maxims criteria tenets requisite precondition main part truths truisms technique major part principal part lion's share aphorisms keystones codification systemization better part best part greater part notion contention position proposal apothegms codes doctrines approach formularization interpretation inference suggestion deduction attribution reason view opinion guess lemma layout assignment derivation shot in the dark tentative law educated guess conditions golden rules main ingredients

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