Peripheral synonyms
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Part of speech:
Suitable for application to the outside:
Of or constituting a margin
central (related)
Having dominant or controlling power or influence:
Relating to, on, or at a surface:
Farther from the centre of the inside.
neuropathy (related)
internal (antonym)
Residing in or dependent on essential nature; intrinsic:
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outside (related)
Of, relating to, or being on or near the outer side; outer:
(Anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor consequence:
(Music) Relating to or being a minor scale.
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
major (antonym)
Based on a major scale:
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vital (antonym)
Used or done on a living cell or tissue:
computer peripheral
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
cortical (related)
mechanoreceptors (related)
neuritis (related)
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interneurones (related)
autonomic (related)
(Not comparable) of or pertaining to a circumference
Aloof or chilly:
peripheric
(UK) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
Find another word for peripheral. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for peripheral, like: external, marginal, central, surface, outer, neuropathy, internal, outside, distal, incidental and minor.