Synonyms of central

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adjective

ˈsen-trəl 

1

as in main

coming before all others in importance

the central theme of the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• main
• primary
• predominant
• highest
• dominant
• greatest
• big
• foremost
• key
• leading
• first
• principal
• chief
• supreme
• cardinal
• paramount
• overriding
• great
• capital
• prior
• primal
• sovereign
• premier
• master
• overbearing
• major
• number one
• top
• No. 1
• preeminent
• grand
• important
• outstanding
• arch
• distinguished
• overmastering
• sovran
• prestigious
• senior
• notable
• high-level
• numero uno
• eminent
• signal
• superior
• noteworthy
• stellar
• influential
• illustrious
• star
• significant
• mighty
• noble
• momentous
• famous
• unequalled
• incomparable
• unparalleled
• renowned
• famed
• unequaled
• celebrated
• unsurpassed
• matchless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• last
• minor
• secondary
• unimportant
• slight
• trivial
• negligible
• insignificant
• subordinate
• inferior
• collateral
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• trifling
• subsidiary

2

as in middle

occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes

will hold the conference in the central part of the country in order to encourage delegates from both coasts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• middle
• halfway
• medial
• intermediate
• median
• mid
• intermediary
• mediate
• medium
• midmost
• nearest
• equidistant
• inner
• innermost
• grey
• in-between
• borderline
• gray
• inmost
• betwixt and between

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extreme
• farthest
• outermost
• remotest
• furthest
• peripheral
• utmost
• outer
• furthermost
• farthermost
• outmost

3

as in moderate

avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas

with all of the attention being paid to the party's right and left wings, the vast central core has been largely ignored

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moderate
• traditional
• orthodox
• conventional
• neutral
• middle-of-the-road
• centrist
• rational
• reasonable
• nonrevolutionary
• sensible
• levelheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• radical
• revolutionary
• excessive
• ultra
• conservative
• extremist
• progressive
• liberal
• reactionary
• leftist
• rightist
• subversive
• fanatical
• exciting
• violent
• inflammatory
• provocative
• provoking
• revolutionist
• fanatic
• incendiary
• rabid
• dissenting
• inciting
• agitating
• fomenting
• instigating
• rabble-rousing

central

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noun

as in center

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

a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of central in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The first major tourist attraction in central Florida, Gatorland has managed to withstand an unrelenting cascade of upheavals to the state's tourism industry that has sunk the vast majority of its peers. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024

Toy Story 5 director Stanton revealed that the central conflict of the latest film will involve the toys grappling with staying relevant in the age of technology. —Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024

Noun

Here's the policy that dooms New York City to be migrant central. —Fox News, 20 May 2024

Texas family describes harrowing escape from devastating tornado 02:45 Residents in rural central and west Texas are also working to recover from tornadoes that left a trail of damage. —CBS News, 4 May 2024