| Main Entry: | celebrity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dignitary |
Synonyms: |
VIP, ace, big cheese, big deal, big gun, big name, big shot, big stuff, bigwig, celeb, cynosure, famous person, figure, heavyweight, hero, hotshot, immortal, lion*, luminary, magnate, mahatma, major leaguer, name, notable, personage, personality, somebody, someone, star, superstar, the cheese, worthy |
Antonyms: |
nobody |
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle point |
Synonyms: |
axis, bull's-eye, centrality, centriole, centrum, core, cynosure, equidistance, essence, focal point, focus, gist, heart, hotbed, hub, inside, interior, intermediacy, kernel, mainstream*, marrow, middle of the road, midpoint, midst, nave, navel, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, place, polestar, quick, radial point, root, seat |
Antonyms: |
border, boundary, edge, exterior, exteriority, margin, outside, outskirts, periphery, rim, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of attraction |
Synonyms: |
bull's eye, center, core, cynosure, focal point, headquarters*, heart, hub, limelight, locus, meeting place, nerve center, point of convergence, polestar, seat, spotlight, target |
| Main Entry: | paragon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outstanding example |
Synonyms: |
apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal, beauty, best, champ, champion, crackerjack*, cream*, criterion, cynosure, epitome, essence, exemplar, gem, ideal, jewel*, love, lovely, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, original, paradigm, pattern, peach, perfection, pick, prototype, quintessence, standard, sublimation, tops, trump*, ultimate |
| Main Entry: | pattern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | model, example |
Synonyms: |
archetype, beau ideal, copy, criterion, cynosure, ensample, exemplar, guide, mirror, norm, original, paradigm, paragon, prototype, sample, specimen, standard |
| Main Entry: | personage/personality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity, notable |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big shot, bigwig, brass, celeb, chief, cynosure, dignitary, distinguished person, eminence, face*, hot shot, individual, luminary, monster*, name*, public figure, somebody, star, superstar, top dog, worthy |
Antonyms: |
lowlife |
| Main Entry: | wonder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that is amazing |
Synonyms: |
act of God, curiosity, cynosure, freak, marvel, miracle, nonpareil, oddity, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, rara avis, rarity, sensation, sight, spectacle, stunner, wonderment |
| Main Entry: | North Star |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Polaris |
Synonyms: |
cynosure, guiding star, lodestar, polar star, polestar |
| Main Entry: | midpoint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center |
Synonyms: |
axis, bull's-eye, centrality, centriole, centrum, core, cynosure, equidistance, essence, focal point, focus, gist, heart, hotbed, hub, inside, interior, intermediacy, kernel, mainstream*, marrow, median, middle, middle of the road, midst, nave, navel, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, place, polestar, quick*, radial point, root, seat |
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
average, straight, abstemious, adiaphorous, axial, azygous, central, centrical, centripetal, commonplace, concentric, entad, equatorial, equidistant, focal, fulcrate, geocentric, homocentric, intermediate, mean, medial, mediate, mediterranean, mesial, mesne, mesothetic, mid, middle, middle-class, middlemost, middling, midmost, neutral, paracentral, phallocentric, tapsell, umbilical, vorticiform, vortiginous
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