Central
Central noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.
Usage example: a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area
Ground zero and central are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ground zero" instead a noun "Central".
Ground zero
Ground zero noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.
Usage example: a city that was once ground zero for the insurance industry
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Synonyms for Ground zero
Central and ground zero are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Central" instead a noun phrase "Ground zero".
Both terms in one sentence
- A probably unintentional example: there was a Gallagher TV special shown on Comedy Central in the early nineties that showed a montage of the comedian's messiest moments set to Fishbone's "Party at Ground Zero", an upbeat ska song about nuclear war.
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Ground zero and Central. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/central/ground_zero
Central & Ground zero. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/central/ground_zero>.
Ground zero or Central. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/central/ground_zero.
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