Synonyms for central
ˈsɛn trəlcen·tral

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1. central

   Synonyms:
   mediate, accessible, convenient

   Antonyms:
   remote, inaccessible, inconvenient

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1. central, telephone exchange, exchangeadjective

   a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

   Synonyms:
   commutation, telephone exchange, substitution, rally, exchange, interchange

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, circumferential, peripheral, skirting(a), encircling(a), fringy, marginal, off-base

2. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primaladjective

   serving as an essential component

   "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

   Synonyms:
   fundamental, primeval, primordial, key, profound, cardinal, underlying, rudimentary, aboriginal, primaeval, primal

   Antonyms:
   skirting(a), peripheral, off-base, marginal, unimportant, fringy, encircling(a), circumferential

3. centraladjective

   in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

   "a central position"

   Synonyms:
   key, fundamental, cardinal, primal

   Antonyms:
   marginal, encircling(a), peripheral, unimportant, skirting(a), fringy, circumferential, off-base

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1. centraladjective

   Synonyms:
   middle, centric, centrical, equidistant

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1. List of paraphrases for "central":

   amid, center, centre, centrale, core, pivotal, centralized, cbe, key, centralised, plant, main, essential, china-eu, middle, crucial, focal, sino-eu, centrally, fundamental, plants, downtown, heart, powerhouse, sino-european, powerplant, non-centralized, chung-ang, vital, rastra, amidst, station, china-europe, joongang, negara, střední, critical, zentrale, major

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1. Jesus Seade:

   To avoid these flows that go from Central America to the United States in large numbers I think we can make progress with traditional mechanisms and better exercise existing rules.

2. Willem Buiter:

   They (central bankers) should just let go and buy both short- and long-term bonds ... and be ready to cover the government deficit this year.

3. Carsten Brzeski:

   This would be enough to save central banks from having to do even more to tackle deflation, on the other hand, it would probably be too little to force central banks to reconsider their policy stance, particularly in the euro zone, where high unemployment rates will keep core inflation at bay.

4. Audrey Gaughran:

   Even though we've highlighted some of the negative developments... I think we would always highlight that there are positive developments, across the board, with the exception of Europe and Central Asia there were fewer reports of executions in every region.

5. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota:

   I want to be clear at the outset that I am not saying that it is appropriate for fiscal policymakers to increase the long-run level of public debt, i am simply pointing to one benefit associated with such an increase: It allows the central bank to be more effective in mitigating the impact of adverse shocks to aggregate demand.