Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun be_all_and_end_all

1 sense of be all and end all

Sense 1
be-all and end-all, be all and end all -- (the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business")
       => component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")