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Synonyms for center

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center, centre, middle, heart, eye(noun)
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"
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affection, warmness, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, philia, plaza, meat, centre, 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
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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
center field, centerfield, center(noun)
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
"he hit the ball to deep center"
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mall, nitty-gritty, meat, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, centre, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper
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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
center, centre(noun)
a building dedicated to a particular activity
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
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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
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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
center, centre, midpoint(noun)
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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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
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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
kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty(noun)
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"
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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, 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
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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
center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention(noun)
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
"his stories made him the center of the party"
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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
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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
center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre(noun)
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
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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
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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
center(noun)
the middle of a military or naval formation
"they had to reinforce the center"
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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
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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
center(noun)
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
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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
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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
center, snapper(noun)
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
"the center fumbled the handoff"
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substance, center of attention, center field, plaza, meat, centre, cracker, 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
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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
center, centre(noun)
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
"they received messages from several centers"
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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
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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
center(noun)
politically moderate persons; centrists
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
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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
center(noun)
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
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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
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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
center, centre(noun)
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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
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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
plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre(noun)
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"
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promenade, substance, center of attention, center field, plaza, meat, centre, 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
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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
center(noun)
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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
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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
center(noun)
(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"
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
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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
center(adj)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
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
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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
center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway(adj)
equally distant from the extremes
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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
center(verb)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Synonyms:
midway, halfway, middle(a), center(a)
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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
focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center(verb)
center upon
"Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
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rivet, concentrate, circle around, circle round, centre, concentrate on, focus on, pore, center on, focus, revolve around, revolve about
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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
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet(verb)
direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
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decoct, center on, concentrate on, focus, concentrate, sharpen, centralise, focus on, concenter, contract, digest, revolve around, condense, focalise, centre, boil down, focalize, revolve about, reduce, rivet, pore, concentre, centralize
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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
center, centre(verb)
move into the center
"That vase in the picture is not centered"
Synonyms:
rivet, concentrate, centre, concentrate on, focus on, pore, center on, focus, revolve around, revolve about
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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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

center(noun)
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central
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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centroid, center of gravity, center of mass
center(noun)
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central
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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midpoint
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
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periphery
center(noun)
The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
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periphery

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.
Synonyms:
middle, midst
Antonyms:
bound, boundary, circumference, perimeter, rim

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

List of paraphrases:
centre, central, centres, centers, centro, amid, hub, heart, focal, status, facility

How to say center in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rank	word
#149	message
#216	center
#315	total
#316	place
#395	content
#439	join
#602	status
#686	central
#754	means
#824	centre
#870	amount
#889	heart
#1071	effect
#1106	union
#1141	middle
#1204	contract
#1230	focus
#1566	eye
#1617	core
#1865	facility
#2036	reduce
#2181	spirit
#2264	centers
#2764	meaning
#3505	kernel
#3601	sum
#3877	pump
#4041	meat
#4308	substance
#4518	mall
#4562	digest
#4733	plaza
#4839	centres
#5666	hub
#5696	perfume
#6303	burden
#7024	aggregate
#7805	essence
#8377	nerve
#9081	focal
#9196	concentrate
#10691	optic
#12085	nucleus
#12159	midway
#12558	ticker
#12856	midst
#13835	amid
#14560	marrow
#15254	halfway
#15557	centro
#15988	affection
#16651	stub
#17018	cracker
#19376	piazza
#22682	pore
#24739	promenade
#26713	tenderness
#27827	snapper
#30236	summation
#30449	sharpen
#32051	bosom
#32803	gist
#33888	totality
#34909	rivet
#37398	midpoint
#44610	spunk
#48084	fondness
#50335	centroid
#60459	condense
#64681	centralize
#65586	mettle
#69995	pith
#70251	nub
#71898	centerfield
#99790	midsection
#106597	midriff
#131859	oculus
#164247	centralise
#194780	philia
#244606	inwardness
#307964	nubble
#315244	warmness

Translations for center

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

middel, sentrumAfrikaans
مركزArabic
үҙәкBashkir
сярэдзі́на, цэнтрBelarusian
сре́дище, средище, център, среда, центрирам, съсредоточавам сеBulgarian
কেন্দ্রBengali
pivot, centralCatalan, Valencian
střed, centrum, střediskoCzech
canol, canoliWelsh
midte, centrumDanish
Stürmer, Mitte, Zentrum, Mittelpunkt, ausmitteln, zenterieren, konzenterieren, Zenterspieler, ansammeln, sammeln, zentrieren, konzentrieren, Drehpunkt, CenterGerman
κέντροGreek
centroEsperanto
centro, meollo, pívot, promediar, concentrarse, centrar, mediar, centralSpanish
keskusEstonian
مرکزPersian
asettaa, sentteri, keskushyökkääjä, keskipiste, keskus, ydin, keskittää, keskittyä, keski-, keskustaFinnish
miðjaFaroese
centre de masse, centre, milieu, pivot, foyer, sujet, centralFrench
sintrum, midden, sintraalWestern Frisian
ionad, lárionadIrish
ionadScottish Gaelic
centroGalician
ynnydManx
מרכז, מרכז כובדHebrew
केंद्रHindi
központ, középpont, kHungarian
կենտրոնArmenian
pusatIndonesian
centroIdo
miðstöð, miðja, miðpunkturIcelandic
centroItalian
間, 球心, センター, 核心, 中心, 重心, 中心地, 円心Japanese
ცენტრიGeorgian
ортаKazakh
qiteqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
中心, 가운데, 중심, 센터Korean
چه‌قKurdish
centrum, centreLatin
centrasLithuanian
centrsLatvian
pūtahiMāori
центар, це́нтар, сре́динаMacedonian
төвMongolian
pusatMalay
midden, centrum, concentreren, middelpunt, centreren, centraalDutch
midtpunkt, sentrum, midtNorwegian
centrum, środekPolish
منځPashto, Pushto
centro, centrarPortuguese
mijloc, centra, centru, concentraRomanian
середина, центр, середи́на, среди́наRussian
centar, центар, средиште, сред, središte, срединаSerbo-Croatian
stred, sústrediť sa, dať do stredu, centrum, prostredný, strednýSlovak
središče, center, sredinaSlovene
qendërAlbanian
centrum, center, mittpunkt, fokus, mitt, centrera, koncentrera, centralSwedish
కేంద్రకం, నడుమ, కేంద్రం, మద్యTelugu
марказTajik
กลาง, สถานีThai
merkezTurkish
середи́на, центрUkrainian
مرکزUrdu
trung tâm, 中心Vietnamese
צענטערYiddish