Synonyms of epicenter

epicenter

noun

ˈe-pi-ˌsen-tər 

as in center

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

by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of epicenter

As climate action group Floodlight found in a recent investigation spotted by Wired, Texas has become the epicenter of the United States’ current obsession with constructing AI data centers. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026

Florida was the epicenter of America’s backlash to wokeness, the progressive frenzy on race and gender enforced by social media mobs around 2020. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

Also, Florida is a national epicenter of Medicare and healthcare fraud. — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

The healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments, threatening efforts to slow the outbreak that officials said continues to spread faster than the response. — ABC News, 8 July 2026