Definition for Core:

• Horny capsule containing seeds of apple, pear, &c.; central part cut out( esp. of rock in boring); bar of soft iron forming centre of electro-magnet or induction coil; central strand of rope; innermost part, as( fig.) rotten at the c., English to the c.; heart; a disease, tumour, in sheep; ( v. t.) remove c. from, whence corer( 2) n. Hence coreless a.

Synonyms for Core:

• adj.

  •central (adjective)
  • interior,
  • midway,
  • focal,
  • innermost,
  • halfway,
  • median,
  • main,
  • midmost,
  • pivotal,
  • central,
  • nuclear.
  •focal (adjective)
  • asymptotic,
  • essential,
  • convergent.
  •inward (adjective)
  • inner,
  • subjective,
  • inland,
  • intrinsic,
  • inward,
  • visceral,
  • internal,
  • intestinal.
  •middle (adjective)
  • centralized,
  • intermediate,
  • middle-of-the-road,
  • half,
  • Bisecting,
  • axial,
  • mid,
  • average,
  • equidistant,
  • mediocre,
  • middling,
  • geocentric,
  • medial,
  • mean,
  • half-and-half,
  • medium,
  • mezzo.

• n.

  •
  • associate.
  •
  • elemental,
  • basic.
  •
  • principal,
  • supreme,
  • primary,
  • prime,
  • predominant.
  •amount (noun)
  • import.
  •center, gist (noun)
  • consequence,
  • origin,
  • bulk,
  • nucleus,
  • pith,
  • burden,
  • meat and potatoes,
  • staple,
  • pivot,
  • meat,
  • significance,
  • nub,
  • midst,
  • importance.
  •city center (noun)
  • inner city.
  •core (noun)
  • heart and soul,
  • inwardness,
  • core group,
  • effect,
  • congress of racial equality.
  •focus (noun)
  • bottleneck,
  • lodestar,
  • intersection,
  • axle,
  • forum,
  • gathering,
  • rally,
  • plenum,
  • crossing,
  • magnet,
  • lure,
  • epitome,
  • funnel,
  • rendezvous,
  • spirit,
  • asymptote.
  •middle (noun)
  • mediocrity,
  • halfway point,
  • bisection,
  • epicenter,
  • axis.
  •nerve center (noun)
  • vital center.
  •nitty-gritty (noun)
  • essential part,
  • chief thing.
  •sense (noun)
  • sense,
  • rationality.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • eldest,
  • high point,
  • unit,
  • center of gravity,
  • gangsta,
  • nuance,
  • necessary,
  • obsession,
  • arriviste,
  • requisite,
  • treasure,
  • rump,
  • oligarch,
  • inherent,
  • irreducible,
  • member,
  • foundation,
  • the quick,
  • determinant,
  • basics,
  • prerequisite,
  • insider,
  • pectin,
  • skeleton,
  • pip,
  • peelings,
  • legation,
  • keystone,
  • spokeswoman,
  • focal point,
  • selector,
  • passport,
  • fundamentally,
  • academician,
  • stripped-down,
  • guest,
  • fundamentals,
  • dextrose,
  • sunspot,
  • sine qua non.
  •
  • cornerstone,
  • quintessence,
  • building block,
  • prize,
  • rank,
  • consideration,
  • ultimate,
  • stuff,
  • religion,
  • integral,
  • rind,
  • necessity,
  • magnitude,
  • demand.
  •
  • cement,
  • supply,
  • nectar.
  •
  • belly,
  • flesh,
  • hull,
  • root,
  • bruising,
  • pulp.
  •
  • juice,
  • inside.
  •
  • bare.
  •
  • bottom,
  • skin,
  • quick.
  •
  • stone.
  •
  • pit.
  •nuclear power
  • meltdown,
  • fusion.
  •skeleton
  • framework.

Paraphrases for Core:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    nucleus, Nuclei.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    nucleus, Nuclei, nub.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Nuclei, overriding, primordial, cardinal.
  • Proper noun, singular
    factors, rocks, topics, themes, items, Miles, units, Keys, principals.
  • Noun, plural
    Families, units.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Regulations, principles, substance, epicentre, Coring, centerpiece, Focuses, linchpin, forefront, concentration, mainstay.
  • Verb, past tense
    Created, included, used, founded.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Consisting, proceeding, reflecting, Relying, according, Depending, Arising, using, Applying, keeping, acting, overriding.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    underpins, relies, Forms, allows, links.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    fundamental, focal, central.
  • Proper noun, singular
    fundamental, essentials, central.
  • Noun, plural
    processors.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cornerstone, centrepiece, essence, crux, bedrock, fundamental, centrality, central.

Antonyms for Core:

• n.

  • center, gist
    covering, Exteriority, surface, source, outside, perimeter, exterior, insignificance, cause, unimportance.
  • Other antonyms:
    angle, extension, constituent, section, division, segment, facet, part, aspect, side, offshoot, quality, adjunct, appendage, accessory, component, feature, piece, ingredient, element.

Homophones for Core:

• carya, cr, chequer, chore, char, cicero, chickeree, cora, carrier, cooker, cry, cookie jar, cheery, cigar, co-occur, cheer, car, cashier, cheerio, chair, cro, cherry, choker, chewer, cookery, cassowary, cero, checkrow, cure, chari, chooser, cirio, coir, cower, career, chirr, corer, cer, cohere, cicer, cassirer, cairo, CIRA, corps, cur, chary, Cor, curie, checker, chara, cascara, carry, crier, chokecherry, cassiri, chicory, curry, CORR, churr, cooccur, coaxer, cere, curio, Caesarea, choir, Charr, currier, cowrie, curare, craw, carrere, cocksure, Curia, chiwere, cree, cockcrow, cocker, carry away, cosher, czar, crow, chaser, crore, COHR, chukker, cookware, cager, crew, kohr, causerie, courier, carew, cougar, caraway, chorea, cheerer, chaucer, caesura, Cooky Jar, corrie, chigger, COAR, caesar, care, cowry.

Holonyms for Core:

• n.

  • artifact
    magnet, reactor, nuclear reactor.

Hypernym for Core:

• n.

  • group
    cadre.
  • location
    corn cob, corncob.

Hyponym for Core:

• n.

  • artifact
    chamber, bar.
  • group
    set.
  • location
    center, midpoint, centre.
  • object
    sample, midpoint, center, centre.

• v.

  • contact
    core out, hollow out, hollow.