Synonyms for centre
ˈsɑ̃ trə

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1. Centre(noun)

   a low-lying region in central France

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

2. 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"

   Synonyms:
   affection, warmness, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, philia, plaza, meat, 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

3. center, centre, midpoint(noun)

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

   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, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

4. center, centre(noun)

   a place where some particular activity is concentrated

   "they received messages from several centers"

   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, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

5. 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, center, middle, core, inwardness, shopping mall, sum, midpoint, centre of attention, shopping centre, gist, heart and soul, shopping center, substance, nub, mall, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

6. 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"

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, 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

7. 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"

   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, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

8. 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"

   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, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

9. center, centre(verb)

   a building dedicated to a particular activity

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

   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, kernel, eye, center of attention, essence, nerve center, center field, plaza, nerve centre, heart, centerfield, marrow, pith, snapper

10. center, centre(verb)

    move into the center

    "That vase in the picture is not centered"

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

11. concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet(verb)

    direct one's attention on something

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. centre(n.)

   Synonyms:
   [Written also Center.] middle, midst, middle point

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1. List of paraphrases:

   center, centres, centro, central, hub, heart, facility, focal, centers, observatory, centrum, focus, zentrum, core, clearinghouse, status, gichd, irc, apcict, centrepiece, capsa, itc, middle, point

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. centre

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