n. Function: adjective
1 occupying a dominant or supremely important position FF1C; the central theme of American foreign policy FF1E;
Synonyms: cardinal, overriding, overruling, pivotal, ruling
Related Words: dominant, paramount, predominant, preponderant; important, significant; outstanding, salient, signal; chief, essential, foremost, leading, main; all-absorbing, controlling, master; focal, key; basic, fundamental, primary, radical
Contrasted Words: insignificant, minor, trivial, unimportant; borderline, marginal
Antonyms: peripheral
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Synonyms: MIDDLE 2, center, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mid