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OFFSHOOTS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word offshoots. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For OFFSHOOTS

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ancestor
nounn
noun

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

center
nounn
adjective

• of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

noun

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

• a building dedicated to a particular activity

• a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• the object upon which interest and attention focuses

• a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

• the middle of a military or naval formation

• (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

• (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

• a place where some particular activity is concentrated

• politically moderate persons; centrists

• (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

• the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

• mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

• the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

• (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

• a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

adjective satellite

• equally distant from the extremes

verb

• center upon

• direct one's attention on something

• move into the center

central
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

noun

• a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

adjective satellite

• serving as an essential component

core
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a small group of indispensable persons or things

• an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

• the center of an object

• the central part of the Earth

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

• the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

• (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

• the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

• a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

verb

• remove the core or center from

mainstream
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the prevailing current of thought

original
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

noun

• an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

adjective satellite

• preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

• (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

• not derived or copied or translated from something else

parent
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

• an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

verb

• look after a child until it is an adult

source
nounn
noun

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• a facility where something is available

• a person who supplies information

• someone who originates or causes or initiates something

• (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

verb

• get (a product) from another country or business

• specify the origin of

trunk
nounn
noun

• the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

• luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage

• the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

• compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

• a long flexible snout as of an elephant

whole
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

• (of siblings) having the same parents

noun

• all of something including all its component elements or parts

• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

adverb

• to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

adjective satellite

• not injured or harmed

• exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

• acting together as a single undiversified whole

Alternatives for ANCESTOR

Alternatives for CENTER

Alternatives for CENTRAL

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Alternatives for MAINSTREAM

Alternatives for ORIGINAL

Alternatives for PARENT

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