Synonyms of center

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noun

ˈsen-tər 

1

as in hub

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hub
• capital
• mecca
• focus
• nucleus
• heart
• base
• core
• seat
• locus
• central
• headquarters
• epicenter
• nexus
• axis
• playground
• navel
• ground zero
• nerve center
• omphalos
• cynosure
• eye
• where it's at
• magnet
• hotbed
• attraction
• hive
• hot spot
• essence
• kernel
• thick
• nub
• pith
• happy hunting ground
• deep
• playland
• polestar
• soul
• lodestone
• quintessence

2

as in middle

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface

the center of the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• middle
• midst
• core
• midpoint
• interior
• inside

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• periphery
• perimeter

center

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verb

1

as in to consolidate

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control

centered administrative duties under the command of a single person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consolidate
• concentrate
• integrate
• merge
• centralize
• unite
• combine
• compact
• unify
• coordinate
• reduce
• concenter
• blend
• incorporate
• join
• harmonize
• link
• coalesce
• orchestrate
• fuse
• reunite
• assemble
• collect
• gather
• conjoin
• reunify
• colligate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spread (out)
• decentralize
• separate
• deconcentrate
• segregate

2

as in to focus

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

the students centered their attention on final exams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• focus
• concentrate
• rivet
• train
• fasten
• point
• home (in on)
• direct
• level
• aim
• set
• zero (in on)
• attend
• nail
• heed
• mind
• hone in (on)
• obsess (over)
• fixate (on)
• refocus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of center

Noun

Homan characterized the talks as part of the administration's ongoing review of detention facility contracts, as well as the expansion and reduction of certain centers nationwide. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 7 May 2026

But Colorado left runners on the corners in the fourth and stranded the bases loaded in the sixth after McCarthy’s blooped double to center tied the game. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

Verb

Set in the Bangladeshi countryside during a pre-digital era, the film centers on Sadu, an impoverished tenant farmer who lives in isolation with his volatile wife. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026

Each Core Season has peak windows of visibility centering around the monthly new moon. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 May 2026

Phrases Containing center

• center stage
• nerve center