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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French lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff to govern the central bank, with Emmanuel Moulin winning just enough votes to secure the job.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He says one solution may be the construction of many more publicly owned children's homes, but this is enormously expensive and may require greater central government involvement given the parlous finances of most local authorities.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That distinction became central during the oral argument.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

For camps in central Maine’s Belgrade Lakes region, look to Camden or Rockport as a home base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The floor beyond the opening sloped down to a central chamber.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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