CENTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CENTER?

Need another word that means the same as “center”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “center” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Center” are: centre, center of attention, centre of attention, nerve center, nerve centre, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall, snapper, midpoint, eye, heart, middle, core, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum, center field, centerfield, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around, halfway, midway

Center as a Noun

Definitions of "Center" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “center” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher.
• (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play.
• The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.
• (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team.
• An area that is approximately central within some larger region.
• 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.
• (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team.
• (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback.
• The person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback.
• A building dedicated to a particular activity.
• The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
• The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering.
• A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process.
• The middle of a military or naval formation.
• The person who plays center on a hockey team.
• Politically moderate persons; centrists.
• A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game.
• A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure.
• A place where some particular activity is concentrated.
• The person who plays center on a basketball team.
• The object upon which interest and attention focuses.
• The position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play.

Synonyms of "Center" as a noun (30 Words)

center field	The person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback.
center of attention	A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure.
centerfield	The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield.
centre	A point or part that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something. A conference centre.
centre of attention	The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others.
core	A tiny ring of magnetic material used in a computer memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories. The plan has the interests of children at its core.
essence	A property or group of properties of something without which it would not exist or be what it is. Locke s scepticism about our ability to penetrate to the real essences of things.
eye	The visual or light detecting organ of many invertebrate animals that corresponds to the eye of humans and vertebrate animals. She has an eye for fresh talent.
gist	The real point of an action. Damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail.
heart	The heart regarded as the centre of a person s thoughts and emotions especially love compassion or loyalty. He stood still his heart thumping wildly.
heart and soul	The locus of feelings and intuitions.
inwardness	Preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values. I sensed his inwardness and his desire not to talk.
kernel	The most basic level or core of an operating system, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security. The milky kernel of the wheat grain.
mall	An alley used for pall mall. They spent their weekends at the local malls.
marrow	Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones. A bone marrow transplant.
meat	The flesh of an animal, typically a mammal or bird, as food (the flesh of domestic fowls is sometimes distinguished as poultry. This ll put meat on your bones.
middle	The middle area of the human torso usually in front. He had a towel round his middle.
midpoint	A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. He would have been at the midpoint in his career.
nerve center	Impudent aggressiveness.
nerve centre	Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
nitty-gritty	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
nub	A small chunk or nugget of metal or rock. A nub of gold.
pith	The spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants. He writes with a combination of pith and exactitude.
plaza	A public square with room for pedestrians. They bought fancy bridal wear at the plaza.
shopping center	Searching for or buying goods or services.
shopping centre	The commodities purchased from storeswomen carrying home shopping didn’t give me a second glance.
shopping mall	Searching for or buying goods or services.
snapper	Large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite. Tabloid snappers were crowding the stage door.
substance	The quality of having a solid basis in reality or fact. He had yet to accomplish anything of substance.
sum	The total amount of something that exists. Do your sums then the shock will not be too great.

Usage Examples of "Center" as a noun

• It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.
• They were raising money to build a new center for research.
• The center fumbled the handoff.
• It is in the center of town.
• His stories made him the center of the party.
• In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.
• He hit the ball to deep center.
• They received messages from several centers.
• They had to reinforce the center.

Center as a Verb

Definitions of "Center" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “center” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Move into the center.
• Direct one's attention on something.
• Center upon.

Synonyms of "Center" as a verb (10 Words)

center on	Direct one’s attention on something.
centre	Have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme. Derlago will centre Leafs No 1 line with Vaive and Clark on wings.
concentrate	Compress or concentrate. The nation s wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite.
concentrate on	Make more concise.
focus	Place the focus on an element of a sentence. They were focusing a telescope on a star.
focus on	Become focussed or come into focus.
pore	Direct one’s attention on something.
revolve about	Move in an orbit.
revolve around	Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis.
rivet	Join or fasten plates of metal with a rivet or rivets. The linings are bonded not riveted to the brake shoes for longer wear.

Usage Examples of "Center" as a verb

• That vase in the picture is not centered.
• Her entire attention centered on her children.

Center as an Adjective

Definitions of "Center" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “center” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually.
• Equally distant from the extremes.

Synonyms of "Center" as an adjective (3 Words)

halfway	Including only half or a portion. Halfway measures.
middle	Of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages. The middle point on a line.
midway	Equally distant from the extremes. He sensationally led the tournament at the midway point.

Associations of "Center" (30 Words)

capital	A seat of government. Rates of return on invested capital were high.
centered	Being or placed in the center.
central	A place with a high concentration of a specified type of person or thing. The central cause of the problem.
chief	Most important element. Chief among her concerns is working alone at night.
civic	Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals. Civic pride.
concentration	Strengthening the concentration as of a solute in a mixture by removing diluting material. The gas can collect in dangerous concentrations.
concentric	Having a common center. The revolving circle is concentric with the fixed outer circle.
core	Remove the core or center from. Five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program.
crucial	Having crucial relevance. Crucial to the case.
egoism	(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality.
focal	Relating to the centre or most important part. Focal infection.
focus	Bring into focus or alignment to converge or cause to converge of ideas or emotions. The study will focus on a number of areas in Wales.
fulcrum	A thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation. Research is the fulcrum of the academic community.
halfway	At half the distance; at the middle. At the halfway mark.
hub	The effective centre of an activity, region, or network. The city s major transportation hub for bus and rail.
instrumental	A noun in the instrumental case. Brilliance of instrumental colour.
interim	An interim dividend profit etc. An interim agreement.
intermediate	A person at an intermediate level of knowledge or skill. A pathway leading to the formation of reactive intermediates.
main	Capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence. The main doors were of solid glass.
meantime	During the intervening time. Scotland meantime had her own monarchs.
mid	Used in combination to denote the middle. A mid central vowel.
middle	The middle area of the human torso usually in front. Rain during the middle of April.
middlebrow	A middlebrow person. Middlebrow fiction.
midway	In between one thing and another in character. He sensationally led the tournament at the midway point.
neuter	The neuter gender. The Spirit is a neuter word in Greek.
neutral	An electrically neutral point terminal conductor or wire. I attended the Cup Final as a neutral.
pivot	A movement in which the player holding the ball may move in any direction with one foot while keeping the other the pivot foot in contact with the floor. The golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot.
pivotal	Being of crucial importance. A sliding or pivotal motion.
point	A V shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer. He made the point that economic regulation involves controls on pricing.
proximal	Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin. The proximal end of the forearm.