Synonyms of focus

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noun

1

as in center

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

in the 19th century Paris was the focus of the art world

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in direction

a guiding or motivating purpose or principle

a wildlife conservation organization that seems to have lost its focus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• direction
• compass
• purpose
• aim
• objective
• goal
• polestar
• intention
• cynosure
• loadstar
• touchstone
• benchmark
• target
• lodestar
• object
• standard
• criterion
• measure
• ambition
• yardstick
• aspiration
• grade
• dream
• mark
• par

focus

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verb

as in to concentrate

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

try to focus your attention on the task at hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

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