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

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Even after reaching the relative tranquillity of central Sri Lanka, Brook fielded questions about the ongoing situation regarding Pakistan players' involvement in The Hundred.

From BBC

Revenues from the oil industry were also declining, she added, while the central bank has said public spending is growing at an unsustainable pace.

From Barron's

Indeed, a moral message was central to many board games of the era.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 2017 study involved 24 volunteers navigating a simulation of Soho in central London while undergoing brain scans.

From BBC

It’s not even my remit because I’m just a central banker, I’m not a politician, so it makes my life a bit easier.

From The Wall Street Journal

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