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axis

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of axis

1 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
  • In addition to being the college's social axis, the campus center is the place where many of the offices are housed.
Synonyms of axis

base, capital, center, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nucleus, seat
Words Related to axis

headquarters

happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland

kernel, nub, pith

deep, thick

essence, quintessence, soul

attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar
Phrases Synonymous with axis

where it's at
2 an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
  • an axis of previously nonaligned nations
Synonyms of axis

alliance, bloc, block, coalition, combination, combine, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union
Words Related to axis

cabal, conspiracy, junto

cartel, syndicate, trust

faction, front, fusion, side, wing

association, group, organization

affiliation, cooperative, partnership

circuit, conference

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