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Definitions

centric

[sen-trik] / ˈsɛn trɪk /
ADJECTIVE
central
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 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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While Noguchi is seen as a dovish member, Nakagawa is considered to have more centric opinions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Coverage on Star Sports - the official broadcaster of the tournament - was very "India centric", he said.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023

“Forever more, human- centric robots like that are going to be part of human life. So that’s pretty exciting.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

"We are heavy centric first quarter on our turnaround" spending, Phillips 66 Chief Executive Mark Lashier said on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023

This would later be called the centric point, and it is the spot where the vanishing point is placed in a vanishing-point construction.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.