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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As widely expected, the central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro left its key deposit rate at two percent.

From Barron's

More than 150 tractors clogged the streets of central Brussels Thursday morning with many more expected.

From Barron's

Analysts forecast the BoE to cut borrowing costs further next year with UK inflation set to move closer to the central bank's two-percent target.

From Barron's

"When farming thrives, the whole country benefits. British farmers are central to our food security, our rural economy and the stewardship of our countryside," the secretary of state added.

From BBC

Inflation has fallen back toward the central bank’s 2% target and is expected to be under that level next year and in 2027 before returning to around that mark the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal

central

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