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Synonyms & Antonyms of central
(Entry 1 of 2)
- the central theme of the book
Synonyms for central
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- chief,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- main,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overmastering,
- overriding,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primal,
- primary,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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- will hold the conference in the central part of the country in order to encourage delegates from both coasts
Synonyms for central
- halfway,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- medial,
- median,
- mediate,
- medium,
- mid,
- middle,
- midmost
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- with all of the attention being paid to the party's right and left wings, the vast central core has been largely ignored
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nounSynonyms of central (Entry 2 of 2)
- a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area
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“Central.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/central. Accessed 22 May. 2022.
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The first known use of central was in 1623
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