Antonyms for center

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : sen-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tər

Definition of center

Origin : late 14c., "middle point of a circle; point round which something revolves," from Old French centre (14c.), from Latin centrum "center," originally fixed point of the two points of a drafting compass, from Greek kentron "sharp point, goad, sting of a wasp," from kentein "stitch," from PIE root *kent- "to prick" (cf. Breton kentr "a spur," Welsh cethr "nail," Old High German hantag "sharp, pointed").
Figuratively from 1680s. Meaning "the middle of anything" attested from 1590s. Spelling with -re popularized in Britain by Johnson's dictionary (following Bailey's), though -er is older and was used by Shakespeare, Milton, and Pope. Center of gravity is recorded from 1650s. Center of attention is from 1868.

adj middle
noun middle point
noun point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers
verb concentrate, draw together

Example sentences :

There was a certain careless calm about this that shook Andrew to his center again.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

There was a thud as his fist hit the rickety, squeaking table in the center of the room.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

It is the newspaper man's instinct to be in the center of the fray.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

The joint of the 20-foot pieces should be directly in the center of the 10-foot piece.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

On entering the hall, Ulysses saw the magic fountain in the center of it.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Still his bullets fell in the center of the crouching party.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

This basin was in the center of the atrium, the most important room in the house.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

They held the most uneven part of the center, where thickets and ravines were many.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

The paper bags from which the mice had burst were still in the center of the floor.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Sometimes they were near the densely wooded shore, sometimes in the center of the river.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

Synonyms for center

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