Synonyms for center
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : sen-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn tər |
Top 10 synonyms for center Other synonyms for the word center
- at halfway point
- axis
- bring to a focus
- bring together
- bull's-eye
- centermost
- centrality
- centralize
- centriole
- centrum
- close on
- collect
- concenter
- concourse
- consolidate
- converge upon
- core
- crossroads
- cynosure
- deepest
- equidistance
- equidistant
- essence
- focal point
- focalize
- focus
- gist
- hotbed
- inmost
- inner
- innermost
- inside
- interior
- intermediacy
- intermediary
- intermediate
- internal
- join
- kernel
- mainstream
- marketplace
- marrow
- mart
- mean
- medial
- medialize
- meet
- meeting place
- metropolis
- mid
- middle of the road
- middlemost
- midpoint
- midst
- midway
- nave
- navel
- nerve center
- nucleus
- omphalos
- pith
- pivot
- place
- plaza
- polestar
- quick
- radial point
- root
- seat
- shopping center
- social center
- station
- town
- trading center
- unify
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for center
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