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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“In this movie, nothing mattered more than what Hind is saying. That’s the central thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

A survey of businesses by the central bank’s agents found the increase in pay settlements is expected to average 3.4% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The General Staff of the Armed Forces, the country’s central military command, didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Caspase-8 plays a central role in regulating immune responses and can trigger a process that causes a cell to self-destruct.

From Science Daily

They also became the first to incorporate microglia -- immune cells found in the central nervous system -- to better replicate the inflammatory response that follows spinal cord injury.

From Science Daily

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