Antonyms for CENTERcen·ter

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1. centernoun

   Antonyms:
   periphery

   Synonyms:
   central

2. centernoun

   Antonyms:
   periphery

3. centernoun

   Antonyms:
   periphery

4. centernoun

   Antonyms:
   periphery

5. centernoun

   Antonyms:
   periphery

6. centeradjective

   Synonyms:
   centroid, center of gravity, center of mass

7. centernoun

   To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

   Antonyms:
   periphery

   Synonyms:
   central

8. centernoun

   To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.

   Antonyms:
   periphery

9. centernoun

   The point on a line that is midway between the ends.

   Antonyms:
   periphery

   Synonyms:
   midpoint

10. centernoun

    Antonyms:
    periphery

11. centernoun

    Antonyms:
    periphery

12. centernoun

    Antonyms:
    periphery

13. centernoun

    Antonyms:
    periphery

14. centernoun

    Antonyms:
    periphery

15. centernoun

    Antonyms:
    periphery

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1. center

   We speak of the center of a circle, the middle of a room, the middle of the street, the midst of a forest. The center is equally distant from every point of the circumference of a circle, or from the opposite boundaries on each axis of a parallelogram, etc.; the middle is more general and less definite. The center is a point; the middle may be a line or a space. We say at the center; in the middle. Midst commonly implies a group or multitude of surrounding objects. Compare synonyms for AMID.

   Antonyms:
   bound, boundary, circumference, perimeter, rim

   Synonyms:
   middle, midst

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. center, centre, middle, heart, eyenoun

   an area that is approximately central within some larger region

   "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

   Antonyms:
   right-wing, left, right, peripheral, liberal, conservative, rightist, left-of-center, left-wing, leftish, old-line, leftist, far-right, far left, reactionist, reactionary, rightish, oldline

   Synonyms:
   affection, warmness, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, philia, plaza, meat, centre, center, tenderness, snapper, core, marrow, sum, fondness, nerve, ticker, nerve center, shopping center, midsection, optic, midriff, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, bosom, mall, essence, nub, mettle, pump, heart and soul, shopping centre, oculus, spunk, midpoint, eye, middle

2. center field, centerfield, centernoun

   the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

   "he hit the ball to deep center"

   Antonyms:
   left, reactionary, far left, conservative, right, old-line, liberal, reactionist, peripheral, rightish, left-of-center, left-wing, far-right, leftish, leftist, right-wing, rightist, oldline

   Synonyms:
   mall, nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, center, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

3. center, centrenoun

   a building dedicated to a particular activity

   "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

   Antonyms:
   right, far-right, left-wing, far left, left-of-center, leftist, reactionist, leftish, conservative, right-wing, rightish, rightist, peripheral, oldline, old-line, left, reactionary, liberal

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

4. center, centre, midpointnoun

   a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

   Antonyms:
   right-wing, reactionist, peripheral, rightish, oldline, left-wing, leftish, left-of-center, far-right, reactionary, old-line, liberal, rightist, right, conservative, far left, left, leftist

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

5. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

   Antonyms:
   right-wing, peripheral, reactionist, left, old-line, rightish, far left, oldline, liberal, far-right, rightist, left-wing, leftish, reactionary, conservative, left-of-center, leftist, right

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, centre, burden, stub, center, tenderness, snapper, core, totality, marrow, heart and soul, sum, fondness, total, nerve, core group, internality, marrow squash, nerve center, shopping center, aggregate, nub, join, kernel, nitty-gritty, union, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, essence, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

6. center, centre, center of attention, centre of attentionnoun

   the object upon which interest and attention focuses

   "his stories made him the center of the party"

   Antonyms:
   reactionary, rightist, peripheral, left, rightish, liberal, old-line, conservative, oldline, reactionist, right-wing, left-of-center, leftish, far-right, far left, left-wing, right, leftist

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

7. center, centre, nerve center, nerve centrenoun

   a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

   "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

   Antonyms:
   left-of-center, leftish, reactionist, oldline, conservative, right, right-wing, left-wing, rightish, reactionary, far-right, liberal, left, rightist, far left, leftist, old-line, peripheral

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

8. centernoun

   the middle of a military or naval formation

   "they had to reinforce the center"

   Antonyms:
   left, leftist, right-wing, peripheral, reactionary, left-wing, leftish, rightist, reactionist, right, far left, conservative, oldline, liberal, old-line, far-right, left-of-center, rightish

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

9. centernoun

   (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

   Antonyms:
   conservative, leftish, far left, liberal, rightish, leftist, peripheral, right, old-line, far-right, left-wing, right-wing, reactionary, rightist, reactionist, oldline, left-of-center, left

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

10. center, snappernoun

    (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

    "the center fumbled the handoff"

    Antonyms:
    old-line, right, liberal, rightish, rightist, leftist, left-wing, conservative, oldline, far left, right-wing, leftish, left-of-center, reactionary, left, peripheral, far-right, reactionist

    Synonyms:
    substance, center of attention, center field, plaza, meat, centre, cracker, center, snapper, core, marrow, sum, nerve center, shopping center, common snapping turtle, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, cracker bonbon, centerfield, gist, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, mall, essence, heart and soul, shopping centre, midpoint, eye, middle

11. center, centrenoun

    a place where some particular activity is concentrated

    "they received messages from several centers"

    Antonyms:
    oldline, conservative, left-of-center, leftish, right, reactionist, leftist, old-line, rightish, peripheral, far-right, left, far left, rightist, liberal, right-wing, reactionary, left-wing

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

12. centernoun

    politically moderate persons; centrists

    Antonyms:
    rightist, far left, right-wing, left-of-center, right, left, far-right, liberal, reactionist, conservative, oldline, left-wing, peripheral, leftist, leftish, reactionary, rightish, old-line

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

13. centernoun

    (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

    Antonyms:
    right-wing, far-right, old-line, liberal, right, leftist, peripheral, rightist, rightish, oldline, left-of-center, reactionary, reactionist, left-wing, left, far left, conservative, leftish

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

14. center, centrenoun

    the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

    Antonyms:
    liberal, left, leftist, left-of-center, far-right, reactionary, rightish, peripheral, oldline, reactionist, leftish, right, right-wing, left-wing, rightist, far left, conservative, old-line

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

15. plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centrenoun

    mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

    "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"

    Antonyms:
    right, reactionary, peripheral, far left, left-wing, reactionist, old-line, left-of-center, right-wing, oldline, leftist, rightist, conservative, leftish, far-right, liberal, rightish, left

    Synonyms:
    promenade, substance, center of attention, center field, plaza, meat, centre, center, snapper, core, place, marrow, sum, nerve center, shopping center, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, centerfield, gist, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, mall, essence, heart and soul, shopping centre, piazza, midpoint, eye, middle

16. centernoun

    the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

    Antonyms:
    reactionary, conservative, left, leftish, reactionist, left-of-center, far-right, far left, rightist, right, leftist, left-wing, oldline, rightish, liberal, peripheral, right-wing, old-line

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

17. centernoun

    (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

    "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"

    Antonyms:
    left-wing, right, rightist, leftish, oldline, liberal, rightish, right-wing, far-right, peripheral, far left, leftist, reactionary, reactionist, conservative, left, old-line, left-of-center

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

18. centeradjective

    a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

    Antonyms:
    rightist, old-line, oldline, rightish, leftish, liberal, leftist, right, right-wing, left, peripheral, conservative, reactionist, far-right, far left, reactionary, left-wing, left-of-center

    Synonyms:
    nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

19. center(a), halfway, middle(a), midwayadjective

    equally distant from the extremes

    Antonyms:
    conservative, far-right, rightist, right, leftish, left-of-center, rightish, peripheral, reactionist, far left, left-wing, reactionary, left, liberal, right-wing, leftist, old-line, oldline

20. centerverb

    of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

    Antonyms:
    conservative, oldline, peripheral, far-right, liberal, left-wing, old-line, rightist, rightish, reactionary, far left, left, left-of-center, right, reactionist, leftish, leftist, right-wing

    Synonyms:
    midway, halfway, middle(a), center(a)

21. focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, centerverb

    center upon

    "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

    Antonyms:
    left-wing, right-wing, leftist, oldline, far left, peripheral, left-of-center, liberal, reactionist, old-line, leftish, rightist, conservative, rightish, reactionary, right, far-right, left

    Synonyms:
    center, rivet, concentrate, circle around, circle round, centre, concentrate on, focus on, pore, center on, focus, revolve around, revolve about

22. concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivetverb

    direct one's attention on something

    "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

    Antonyms:
    rightish, old-line, left-wing, far-right, left-of-center, peripheral, oldline, rightist, liberal, reactionist, reactionary, leftist, conservative, leftish, right-wing, right, left, far left

    Synonyms:
    decoct, center on, concentrate on, focus, concentrate, sharpen, centralise, focus on, concenter, contract, digest, revolve around, condense, focalise, centre, center, boil down, focalize, revolve about, reduce, rivet, pore, concentre, centralize

23. center, centreverb

    move into the center

    "That vase in the picture is not centered"

    Antonyms:
    left-of-center, far left, far-right, leftish, reactionist, rightist, leftist, old-line, right-wing, liberal, rightish, left, right, oldline, conservative, peripheral, reactionary, left-wing

    Synonyms:
    center, rivet, concentrate, centre, concentrate on, focus on, pore, center on, focus, revolve around, revolve about

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centernoun

   Antonyms:
   circumference, perimeter, rim, boundary

   Synonyms:
   middle, midst

   Associated words:
   centrifugal, centrifugence, centricity, centripetal, centripetence, centrality, centralize, centralization, paracentric

How to use CENTER in a sentence?

1. Candice Broce:

   There were extensive security protocols in place at the university, and every part of the university -- including the Center for Elections Systems -- was expected to follow them, when the Center failed to comply, the state added additional security provisions before ultimately terminating this contract and moving all operations in-house. Secretary Kemp made the right call.

2. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:

   For over a decade, World Trade Center Health Program has been forced to shoulder the burden of debts owed by the NYC government. Since this issue was brought to my attention, I have been personally engaged in ensuring that New York's Bravest receive everything that they are due from the U.S. government, the firefighters who answered the call of duty in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 deserve the nation's total support. I am delighted that( The Centers for Medicaid Services) has wired payments to World Trade Center Health Program refunding the past offsets applied to cover unpaid NYC debts.

3. Tracey Hue:

   He just came in and shot towards the back of the wall and told everybody to get in the center of the room and on the ground.

4. Allison Jean:

   My life has not been the same, it's just been like a roller coaster.Guyger, who is white, testified that after working long hours on September 6, 2018, she returned to her Dallas County apartment complex. In uniform but off duty, she approached what she thought was her apartment. She noticed the door was partially open, saw a man inside who she believed to be an intruder, and fired her service weapon, killing him.How Botham Jeans mother is preparing to face the former police officer who killed her sonIn fact, she was at the apartment directly above hers -- which belonged to the 26-year-old Jean, who was black. Prosecutors said Jean had been on the couch in his shorts, watching TV and eating vanilla ice cream when Guyger walked in.Read MoreJurors deliberated for less than 24 hours before reaching the verdict. Guyger was booked into the North Tower Detention Center in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, according to the county website.Though the topic of race did not figure prominently in the trial itself, outside the courtroom, Jean's case had became a focal point in the national conversation on policing and the threat of violence people of color face in daily life.After the verdict, S. Lee Merritt, an attorney for Jean's family, called the murder conviction a.

5. Joe Bagley:

   Luxury items are rare in other 17th century sites in New England, but the two best sites found in Boston, including this one, have a high number of them showing that Boston was a center of wealth for the region and its residents who had that wealth were willing and able to show off a bit, despite their Puritan lifestyle.

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