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central figure

NOUN

protagonist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

central character hero heroine lead character leading character leading figure main character main figure principal principal character principal figure

STRONG

central player key player leading player main player principal player star title role

WEAK

archetype idol

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist

STRONG

bit player

WEAK

boss

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Ryan Porter was a central figure in the L.A. jazz scene, performing with Kendrick Lamar and Kamasi Washington, and co-founding the West Coast Get Down.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“What an odd discipline autobiography turns out to be,” muses Charles Arrowby, the central figure in Iris Murdoch’s novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The central figure making this case, according to several accounts, is Gen. Dan Caine, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

"Jesse Jackson was the central figure," the former Illinois representative added."I was basically just a guy carrying his bags."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He fell in easily enough with the "new learning," but the central figure in the novel pleasant world of refinement continued throughout to be Laura Hammond.

From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John

central figure

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