central

[sen-truhl] / ˈsɛn trəl /

ADJECTIVE

main, principal; in the middle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic essential fundamental important key paramount pivotal significant

STRONG

cardinal center chief dominant interior intermediate leading master mean median middle midway primary prime radical ruling salient umbilical

WEAK

axial centric centroidal equidistant focal foremost inmost inner mid middlemost midmost nuclear omphalic outstanding overriding predominant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional auxiliary extra inessential insignificant minor nonessential secondary trivial unimportant unsubstantial

STRONG

exterior extreme inferior outer outside subordinate

WEAK

peripheral

Example Sentences

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Tara and her friend were attending a protest in the central Iranian city of Isfahan when security forces arrived on motorcycles and began shouting at the crowd.

From BBC

"The US Federal Reserve is the biggest, most important central bank in the world and we all need it to work well," Macklem said.

From Barron's

The central bank was widely expected to stand pat, according to a survey of a dozen economists last week by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The study, published in Scientific Reports, was built around a central unanswered question.

From Science Daily

They forage in Southern California but nest and mate on the sandy beaches of central Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

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