central synonyms

central

modif.

  1. Situated at the center

    middle, midway, equidistant, medial, focal, nuclear, pivotal, axial, umbilical, midmost, mean, centric, inner, median, inmost, middlemost, centroidal, intermediate, interior, in the center of, accessible; see also center, convenient 2, inside 4.

    Antonyms peripheral, outer*, verging on.

  2. Fundamental

    prime, basic, primary; see fundamental 1, necessary 1, principal.

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