Synonyms of foci

foci

noun

variants also focuses

plural of focus

1

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

in the 19th century Paris was the focus of the art world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• capitals
• hubs
• meccas
• nuclei
• seats
• hearts
• bases
• nexuses
• nexus
• loci
• nucleuses
• epicenters
• axes
• headquarters
• nerve centers
• centrals
• navels
• ground zeros
• cynosures
• cores
• eyes
• playgrounds
• omphali
• hotbeds
• hot spots
• hives
• hotspots
• kernels
• piths
• magnets
• playlands
• nubs
• essences
• attractions
• loadstones
• happy hunting grounds
• lodestones
• quintessences
• thicks
• souls
• deeps
• polestars

2

as in directions

a guiding or motivating purpose or principle

a wildlife conservation organization that seems to have lost its focus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directions
• goals
• compasses
• objectives
• targets
• ambitions
• objects
• dreams
• lodestars
• purposes
• loadstars
• aims
• polestars
• intentions
• cynosures
• criteria
• standards
• aspirations
• benchmarks
• marks
• pars
• criterions
• measures
• touchstones
• grades
• yardsticks