central
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2.1
- adjective
- /ˈsɛntrəl/
- Education plays a central role in shaping an individual's future.
- a central role
- play a central role
- the central question
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- They're very deep and central problems to all people.
- Money is one of the central parts of our lives.
- That's another really absolutely central theme for this guy.
- This is take this as the central problem of our time.
- The sciences continue to play a central role in the Institute today.
- That's like that's in fact so central to my happiness.
- And employment is central to our plans, Sir Gary.
- Well, what is the central image of Christianity?
- The breath is like the often the central object of meditation.
Examples
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The concept of justice is central to any fair legal system.
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All those things are central to a democratic society.
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Money is one of the central parts of our lives.
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We know that students' learning is the central focus of good teaching.
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Rhythm probably plays a central role in language acquisition and effective communication in general.
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Historians of the Old South generally focus on its central feature, slavery.
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So prayer is the central pillar, if you will, of Islam.
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How can school libraries and teacher-librarians become more central in the evolving teaching and learning process?
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The theory of competition between professions is a central area of the literature on professions.
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Trust is a central element in building strong relationships.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Most important or central in a situation
∞
2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
991
3.2
The main thing that matters most
800
4.0
Very important at a dangerous or decisive moment
691
2.5
Being most important or basic
502
1.9
Needed for something to work or succeed
475
3.5
Very important and necessary for something to work
69
4.9
Very important for the success of something
49
6.2
Most basic and needed for life
45
6.7
More important than anything else
41
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
21
5.0
Very important and basic to how something works
4
4.0
More important than other things
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.2
Looks exactly like the kind of person chosen to play a role in a film or show
Compounds
142
1.0
A large public park in Manhattan that has wide green spaces and places for concerts
119
3.1
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
75
2.1
A region of countries between Mexico and South America, including Guatemala and Panama
24
2.8
A United States government organization that collects secret information about other countries
- US
19
3.2
Time used in the central United States and some parts of Canada and Mexico, one hour behind Eastern Time
12
3.4
The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
10
3.5
Main office where leaders of a company or organization work and make decisions
7
2.5
A system that warms a building by making hot water or air in one place and sending it to rooms
4
3.7
A landlocked country in central Africa that became independent from France in 1960
3
3.5
Time zone used in central United States that is six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
2
6.5
An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005
- Specialized
2
4.2
Main chip in a computer that does most of the work and controls other parts
- Specialized
1
3.7
The main chip in a computer that does most calculations and controls other parts
- Specialized
1
8.1
Small area in a cell near the nucleus that holds centrioles and arranges tiny tubes
- Specialized
1
8.4
A raised area on each side of the brain's central groove that controls movement or feeling
- Specialized
1
6.5
A deep groove on the brain surface that separates the front and top parts
- Specialized
1
7.6
A type of chimpanzee with a black face that lives in the forests of central Africa
The money used in the Central African Republic is the same as the CFA franc used by several countries
A fern with narrow, strap-like leaves that grows from Florida to Argentina
- Specialized
An artery that enters the eye beside the optic nerve and brings blood to the retina
- Indian
A Dravidian language spoken in central India, for example Gondi
The part of the British government that plans, organizes, and pays for intelligence and security agencies
- Specialized
A blind spot in the center of vision that makes it hard to see faces or read
- Specialized
A small blood vessel at the center of a liver lobule that collects blood and sends it to larger veins
- Specialized
A vein that takes blood away from the back of the eye through the optic nerve
- Specialized
Main vein that drains blood from the small gland above each kidney into nearby large veins
- Specialized
A way a flower ovary holds the parts that make seeds on a central column without inner walls
- Specialized
A Dravidian language that people speak in south-central India
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Central comes from Greek kentron, meaning 'center', the same root as center, so when something is central it is at the 'core' or most important part of an idea or problem.