Core and Component

Core

Core noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate

Component is an antonym for core.

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Component

Component noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.

Core is an antonym for component.

Nearby Word: componentry

How words are described

emotional emotional core emotional component
human human core human component
single single core single component
small small core small component
Other adjectives: strong, actual, large, main, organic, moral, new, primary, explosive, last, central, said, cultural.
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