Synonyms for focal
ˈfoʊ kəlfo·cal

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1. focaladjective

   having or localized centrally at a focus

   "focal point"; "focal infection"

   Antonyms:
   peripheral

2. focaladjective

   of or relating to a focus

   "focal length"

   Antonyms:
   peripheral

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1. List of paraphrases for "focal":

   liaison, coordination, contact, coordinating, centre, convergence, central, center, centres, link, jiao, coordinate, co-ordination, coordinated

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1. Andre Bakhos:

   Right now, the focal point is China, the global economic condition, and the fact that we're coming off a disappointing year on many levels, a frustrating year on many levels, only to walk in and have the( S&P) futures down 35 points.

2. Officer James Holliman:

   Football is the carrot, but we're really using that to mentor and be a focal point in these kids’ lives where we're helping them do better things in their lives.

3. Yu Zhengsheng:

   We must fully recognize that Xinjiang faces a very serious situation in maintaining long-term social stability, and we must make a serious crackdown on violent terror activities a focal point of our struggle.

4. Annette Cardwell:

   Even Princess Leia, who was always pivotal and always central, she was not Luke Skywalker, rey feels like she is the new focal point.

5. Reggie Miller:

   What’s it going to take for them ? Obviously, to me, Drew Timme and Chet are the focal points, but, to me, college basketball always comes down to guard play because Drew Timme and Chet control the action, and your bigs can only take you so far in terms of rebounding and scoring. And I get all that, but you got to have good guard play to win an NCAA championship. Gonzaga has that. Baylor has that.