I want to know the opposite of the word peripheral. For instance, one can have peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve and upmost or something.
What is the right opposite word of peripheral?
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Sign up to join this communityI want to know the opposite of the word peripheral. For instance, one can have peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve and upmost or something.
What is the right opposite word of peripheral?
It's not clear what you mean by the "opposite" of peripheral.
If you say that peripheral means of the periphery, around the edges, then one "opposite" is at the centre, or central.
central
comes to mind... – oerkelens Dec 28 '13 at 13:31core
as in google.co.uk/search?q=core+periphery+model – Sideshow Bob May 16 '14 at 16:43