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cynosure

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cynosure

1 a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
  • with an unwavering commitment to equal rights for all as his only cynosure
Synonyms of cynosure

compass, direction, focus, lodestar (also loadstar), polestar
Words Related to cynosure

benchmark, criterion, grade, mark, measure, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick

aim, ambition, aspiration, dream, goal, intention, object, objective, purpose, target
2 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
  • that company is the cynosure for anyone wishing to make it in the music business
Synonyms of cynosure

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

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 cynosure

where it's at

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