What are some opposite words for center?
Antonyms for centercen·ter
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term center.
Wiktionary
centernoun
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peripherySynonyms:
centralcenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenteradjective
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centroid, center of gravity, center of masscenternoun
To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
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peripherySynonyms:
centralcenternoun
To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
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peripherycenternoun
The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
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peripherySynonyms:
midpointcenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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peripherycenternoun
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periphery
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
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bound, boundary, circumference, perimeter, rim
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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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, oldlineSynonyms:
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, middlecenter field, centerfield, centernoun
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
"he hit the ball to deep center"
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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, oldlineSynonyms:
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, snappercenter, centrenoun
a building dedicated to a particular activity
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
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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, liberalSynonyms:
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, snappercenter, centre, midpointnoun
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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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, leftistSynonyms:
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, snapperkernel, 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"
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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, rightSynonyms:
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, middlecenter, centre, center of attention, centre of attentionnoun
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
"his stories made him the center of the party"
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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, leftistSynonyms:
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, snappercenter, 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"
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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, peripheralSynonyms:
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, snappercenternoun
the middle of a military or naval formation
"they had to reinforce the center"
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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, rightishSynonyms:
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, snappercenternoun
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
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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, leftSynonyms:
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, snappercenter, snappernoun
(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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old-line, right, liberal, rightish, rightist, leftist, left-wing, conservative, oldline, far left, right-wing, leftish, left-of-center, reactionary, left, peripheral, far-right, reactionistSynonyms:
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, middlecenter, centrenoun
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
"they received messages from several centers"
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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-wingSynonyms:
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, snappercenternoun
politically moderate persons; centrists
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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-lineSynonyms:
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, snappercenternoun
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
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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, leftishSynonyms:
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, snappercenter, centrenoun
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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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-lineSynonyms:
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, snapperplaza, 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"
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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, leftSynonyms:
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, middlecenternoun
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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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-lineSynonyms:
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, snappercenternoun
(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"
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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-centerSynonyms:
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, snappercenteradjective
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
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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-centerSynonyms:
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, snappercenter(a), halfway, middle(a), midwayadjective
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, oldlinecenterverb
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
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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-wingfocus 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"
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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, leftSynonyms:
rivet, concentrate, circle around, circle round, centre, concentrate on, focus on, pore, center on, focus, revolve around, revolve aboutconcentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivetverb
direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
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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 leftSynonyms:
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, centralizecenter, centreverb
move into the center
"That vase in the picture is not centered"
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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-wingSynonyms:
rivet, concentrate, centre, concentrate on, focus on, pore, center on, focus, revolve around, revolve about
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
centernoun
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circumference, perimeter, rim, boundaryAssociated words:
centrifugal, centrifugence, centricity, centripetal, centripetence, centrality, centralize, centralization, paracentric
How to use center in a sentence?
There is one man now who is ready to go to the center of the arena, who is our best shot to beat Donald Trump, i believe in Joe. I believe in Joe.
You remember the rubble at the World Trade Center? He sent a clear signal that the United States would be strong and fight Islamic terrorism, and he did keep us safe.
But each center basically evolves their own criteria.
If you’re not listening in social, it’s like telling your call-center staff to take the next month off.
The community in North Kivu must be at the center of the response, their trust and ownership is critical and is extremely challenging.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#216 | center | |
#234 | right | |
#448 | left | |
#3403 | bound | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#4600 | conservative | |
#5176 | boundary | |
#7906 | rim | |
#9494 | peripheral | |
#14830 | perimeter | |
#25052 | leftist | |
#28219 | circumference | |
#28674 | periphery | |
#38772 | reactionary | |
#99220 | rightist | |
#309612 | leftish |
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