| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abridgment | a shortened version |
| 2. | abstract | a brief summary |
| 3. | account | a report or summary |
| 4. | bare bones | the basic facts |
| 5. | basic idea | the simple central thought |
| 6. | big idea | the main concept |
| 7. | bottom line | the essential conclusion |
| 8. | brief | a short summary |
| 9. | burden | the main theme |
| 10. | central idea | the core thought |
| 11. | central point | the core point |
| 12. | chief point | the main point |
| 13. | conclusion | the final point |
| 14. | conspectus | a concise overview |
| 15. | core | the central part |
| 16. | crux | the crucial point |
| 17. | deep meaning | the underlying meaning |
| 18. | description | an account in words |
| 19. | digest | a condensed summary |
| 20. | drift | the general meaning |
| 21. | epitome | a perfect summary |
| 22. | essence | the main idea |
| 23. | essential meaning | the core meaning |
| 24. | essential point | the key point |
| 25. | essentials | the most important parts |
| 26. | explanation | a clarifying account |
| 27. | feel | a general sense |
| 28. | force | the strength of meaning |
| 29. | general drift | the overall tendency |
| 30. | general idea | the broad understanding |
| 31. | general meaning | the broad meaning |
| 32. | heart | the essential part |
| 33. | idea | the basic thought |
| 34. | implication | a suggested meaning |
| 35. | import | the significance or meaning |
| 36. | impression | a general sense |
| 37. | inner meaning | the underlying meaning |
| 38. | innuendo | an indirect meaning |
| 39. | intent | the intended meaning |
| 40. | interpretation | an explanation of meaning |
| 41. | kernel | the central idea |
| 42. | key idea | the most important idea |
| 43. | key point | the important point |
| 44. | lesson | the main teaching |
| 45. | line | the main message |
| 46. | long and short | the essential point |
| 47. | main idea | the central thought |
| 48. | main point | the chief point |
| 49. | marrow | the essential part |
| 50. | meaning | what something expresses |
| 51. | meat | the important part |
| 52. | message | the main communicated idea |
| 53. | moral | the lesson or point |
| 54. | nature | the basic character |
| 55. | net | the final result |
| 56. | news | the information conveyed |
| 57. | notion | a general idea |
| 58. | nutshell | the essential summary |
| 59. | object | the intended goal |
| 60. | outline | a general summary |
| 61. | overall idea | the broad main thought |
| 62. | overall meaning | the total meaning |
| 63. | overtones | suggested meanings |
| 64. | overview | a general summary |
| 65. | picture | a general understanding |
| 66. | pith | the essential substance |
| 67. | plain meaning | the obvious meaning |
| 68. | point | the main meaning |
| 69. | précis | a concise summary |
| 70. | purport | the intended meaning |
| 71. | quintessence | the pure essence |
| 72. | reading | an interpretation |
| 73. | real meaning | the true meaning |
| 74. | recap | a short summary |
| 75. | report | a summarized account |
| 76. | result | the final outcome |
| 77. | rundown | a brief summary |
| 78. | sense | the meaning or import |
| 79. | short version | the brief account |
| 80. | sketch | a brief outline |
| 81. | soul | the essential spirit |
| 82. | substance | the essential meaning |
| 83. | sum | the overall meaning |
| 84. | summary | a brief account |
| 85. | synopsis | a brief summary |
| 86. | takeaway | the main lesson |
| 87. | tenor | the general meaning |
| 88. | theme | the central idea |
| 89. | thrust | the main point |
| 90. | thumbnail | a very brief summary |
| 91. | true meaning | the actual meaning |
| 92. | underlying meaning | the hidden main meaning |
| 93. | understanding | the meaning grasped |
| 94. | undertone | a subtle meaning |
| 95. | upshot | the final point |
| 96. | version | a particular account |
| 97. | view | a general understanding |
| 98. | weight | the importance or meaning |
| 99. | whole point | the entire main point |
| 100. | word | the message received |