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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim attention at |
| Synonyms: | adjust, attract, bring out, center, centralize, concentrate, convene, converge, direct, fasten, fix, fixate, join, knuckle down*, meet, pinpoint, put, sharpen, spotlight*, sweat*, concenter, get detail, home in, home in on, hone in, key on, move in, pour it on, rivet, zero in*, zoom in |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Synonyms: |
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bring to a point, bring to a focus, bring to an issue.
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| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concentrate, draw together |
| Synonyms: | attract, centralize, collect, consolidate, focus, gather, intensify, join, meet, unify, bring to a focus, bring together, close on, concenter, converge upon, focalize, medialize |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate |
| Main Entry: | centralize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concentrate, draw toward a point |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amalgamate, assemble, compact, condense, consolidate, converge, focus, gather, incorporate, integrate, organize, rationalize, systematize, unify, concenter, streamline |
| Antonyms: | disperse, scatter, decentralize |
| Main Entry: | converge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather |
| Synonyms: | assemble, coincide, combine, concentrate, concur, encounter, focus, join, meet, merge, mingle, rally, unite, come together, concenter, enter in, focalize |
| Antonyms: | disperse, diverge, divide, scatter, separate, spread |
| Main Entry: | core |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, gist |
| Synonyms: | amount, base, basis, body, bottom line, bulk, burden, consequence, corpus, crux, essence, focus, foundation, heart, import, importance, kernel, mass, meat*, meat and potatoes*, middle, midst, nub, nucleus, origin, pith, pivot, purport, quick, root, significance, staple, substance, thrust, upshot, main idea, midpoint, nitty gritty |
| Antonyms: | covering, exterior, outside, perimeter, surface, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of; recognize and understand |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forefront/foreground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
| Synonyms: | beginning, center, focus, fore, front, lead, limelight*, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard, cutting-edge, forepart, leading-edge, on the line |
| Antonyms: | back, background, rear, unimportance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | highlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorable part |
| Synonyms: | climax, feature, focal point, focus, peak, best part, high point, high spot, main feature |
| Main Entry: | hub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, focal point |
| Synonyms: | core, focus, heart, middle, nerve center*, pivot, seat, polestar |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mecca |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, goal |
| Synonyms: | aim, capital, destination, focal point, focus, heart, hub, nerve center, objective, purpose |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center |
| Synonyms: | core, deep, focus, halfway, heart, inside, marrow, mean, media, midst, thick, waist, halfway point, midpoint, midriff, midsection |
| Antonyms: | border, margin, outside |
| Main Entry: | nerve center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of activity |
| Synonyms: | command post, core, focal point, focus, headquarters, heart, hub, HQ, control center, epicenter, esoteric reality, ganglion, hotbed, inner reality, intrinsic reality, switchboard, vital center, vital principle |
| Main Entry: | nitty-gritty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic facts |
| Synonyms: | basics, bottom line*, bottom line, brass tacks, core, essence, focus, fundamentals, gist, heart, kernel, meat, meat and potatoes, name of the game, nuts and bolts*, nuts and bolts, quintessence, reality, root, soul, substance, chief part, chief thing, cold fact, essential details, essential part, hard fact, heart of the matter, important matter, the facts, the facts, the name of the game |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nucleus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | core; basis for something's |
| Synonyms: | center, crux, embryo, focus, foundation, germ, heart, hub, kernel, matter, nub, pivot, premise, principle, seed, spark, beginning bud |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
| Main Entry: | ogle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare |
| Synonyms: | eagle eye*, eye, fix, focus, gawk, gaze, glare, lay eyes on, leer, look, peer, rubberneck*, watch, eyeball, gape at, goggle, look fixedly, make eyes at, rivet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rubberneck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare |
| Synonyms: | eagle eye*, eye, focus, gawk, gaze, glare, lay eyes on, look, ogle, peer, eyeball, goggle, rivet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gape, watch |
| Synonyms: | beam*, bore*, eagle eye*, eye, fix, focus, gawk, gaze, glare, lay eyes on, look, ogle, peer, rubberneck*, take in, eyeball, glim, goggle, look fixedly, rivet |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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