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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central, most important |
| Synonyms: | cardinal, compelling, determining, dominant, final, main, major, number one, overruling, paramount, pivotal, predominant, prevailing, primary, prime, principal, ruling, supreme, ultimate |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, least, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | override |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | supersede |
| Synonyms: | abrogate, annul, cancel, defeat, nullify, quash, reverse, revoke, trample upon, veto |
| Main Entry: | cardinal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, key |
| Synonyms: | basal, basic, central, chief, constitutive, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, greatest, highest, indispensable, leading, main, overriding, overruling, paramount, pivotal, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, ruling, vital |
| Antonyms: | inessential, insignificant, minor, negligible, secondary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | central |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, principal; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | axial, basic, cardinal, center, centric, centroidal, chief, dominant, equidistant, essential, focal, foremost, fundamental, important, inmost, inner, interior, intermediate, key, leading, master, mean, median, mid, middle, middlemost, midmost, midway, nuclear, omphalic, outstanding, overriding, paramount, pivotal, predominant, primary, prime, radical, ruling, salient, significant, umbilical |
| Antonyms: | exterior, minor, outside, peripheral, secondary |
| Main Entry: | pivotal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | cardinal, central, climactic, critical, crucial, decisive, determining, essential, focal, middle, momentous, overriding, overruling, principal, ruling, vital |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | ruling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dominant, governing |
| Synonyms: | cardinal, central, commanding, controlling, leading, overriding, overruling, pivotal, regnant, reigning, sovereign, supreme, upper |
| Antonyms: | inferior, subjective, submissive, yielding |
| Main Entry: | preponderant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | predominant |
| Synonyms: | dominant, dominating, overpowering, overriding, powerful, predominant, significant, superior |
| Main Entry: | suppression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abolition |
| Synonyms: | abolishment, annihilation, defeat, elimination, obliteration, overriding, overthrow, suppressing, suppression |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
| Synonyms: | ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend |
| Antonyms: | advocate, allow, open, permit |
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