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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Christmas shoppers have turned to the streets of central London to buy their presents this year, with high street footfall in the West End bucking the national trend.

From BBC

Each of these issues can be traced back to a part of the pandemic which has been central to this session of the inquiry: the closure of schools.

From BBC

This handing on of the torch took place last week, with George helping to make lunch for people being supported by the Passage, which works with homeless people in central London.

From BBC

The middle layers of management—so central to today’s corporate structure—could be a vestige of the past.

From The Wall Street Journal

Xu, the driver who delivers milk tea and other products, said he was once a hairdresser in his hometown in central China, but the building was torn down.

From The Wall Street Journal

central

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