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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At least three people have been killed and two others are still missing after a fire broke out at a food factory near the central Greek city of Trikala, officials say.

From BBC

Satellites have long been strategic assets for governments, and their importance for national security has been driven home by their central role in Ukraine’s fight against Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has served on government panels, but never worked for the US central bank.

From Barron's

Strong central bank demand and elevated inflation have added to the mix, along with fresh worries of another US government shutdown.

From Barron's

Bowman has slashed staff and pursued what many inside and outside the central bank view as a housecleaning of the supervision and regulation division’s senior leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal

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