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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Indonesia’s central bank snapped a long-running pause as it delivered its first rate hike in over two years to guard against inflation and steady the rupiah.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Markets increasingly expect the central bank to raise rates later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"The novel's central themes of travel and food changed my life in two obvious ways: my savings went down; my weight went up," Yang said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said a Romanian F-16 fired a missile and drone debris fell in a marshy area in central Estonia on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In the central chamber was a pen containing many cattle and a few goats.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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