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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In the age of AI, the company has positioned itself as an “AI control tower,” or a central dashboard that governs AI tools.

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Josephson junctions play a central role in modern physics and technology.

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"I just want to understand the depths of the human experience, and it really feels like we just found this central ingredient for it."

From Science Daily

Local authorities in the central Zhytomyr region confirmed a child's death.

From BBC

Some also say its strength is being driven by fears central banks will print money to inflate away their debt, to which Yardeni agrees.

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