Central issue

Synonyms for "central issue" (26 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

Adjective(5 words)
centercentral concerncentral questionchiefcore issue
Noun(1 words)
chief concern

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(7 words)
core mattercore questionessentialfocal pointgoverninginnerkey issue

Related words (13)

Adjective(8 words)
mainmain issuemiddleprimaryprincipal concernprincipal questionroot issueunderlying issue
Noun(4 words)
matter of importancemattered mostmatterness in discussionwhat mattered most
Determiner(1 words)
the matter most

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

More specific

16 entries
centerlinecentral bankcentral officeclassroom taskcorecurriculum issueeducational issueethical issueethics questionlearning objectivemidlinepolicy issueprincipalresearch questionscientific issuescientific question

Collocations

10 entries
central governmentcentral ideacentral locationcentral pointcentral processing unitcore issuefocal issuekey issuemajor issueprincipal issue

Inflections

3 entries
central issuesmore centralmost central

Derivations

8 entries