centers

NOUN

middle point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heart hub place

STRONG

axis bull's-eye centrality centriole centrum core cynosure essence focus gist hotbed inside interior kernel mainstream marrow midpoint midst nave navel nucleus omphalos pith pivot polestar quick root seat

WEAK

equidistance focal point intermediacy middle of the road radial point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

border boundary edge margin outskirts periphery rim surroundings

NOUN

point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capital city club heart hub mall market plaza shopping center station town

STRONG

concourse crossroads focus marketplace mart metropolis polestar

WEAK

focal point meeting place nerve center social center trading center

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

border boundary edge margin outskirts periphery rim surroundings

VERB

concentrate, draw together

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attract focus gather intensify meet

STRONG

centralize collect concenter consolidate focalize join unify

WEAK

bring to a focus bring together close on converge upon medialize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide separate

STRONG

disjoin disperse scatter

WEAK

dissipate

Example Sentences

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Near the small island of Alberaw we fell in with two frigates convoying twenty sail of levanters, the commodore of which called me brother-in-law.

From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford

Now, where are your gales, and hurricanes, and trades, and levanters, and such like incidents, in this bit of a forest?

From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by Cooper, James Fenimore