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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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The project, titled "Exploring the dynamics of a Roman sanctuary -- Interdisciplinary studies on spatial organisation and depositions at the central sanctuary in Nida-Heddernheim," brings together experts from several institutions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Psychologically, central bankers might feel they have to be seen to do something as inflation surges again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“This is not unusual and, overall, central banks have been and will continue to be net buyers of gold.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The central strategic question No Kings must now answer, according to political scientist Hahrie Han, is not whether the protests are legitimate, but whether they are durable.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Farmer feared that PIH would be reduced to a tiny private charity, struggling to support its original project in the central plateau of Haiti.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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