What are the opposite words for at the heart of?

"At the heart of" is a common phrase that represents the core or central aspect of something. Its antonyms can suggest the opposite, such as "on the periphery" or "in the outskirts," indicating something that has little relevance or impact on the topic at hand. The phrase "at the fringes" can also be used to describe something that is not the focus or has a minor role. Another antonym for "at the heart of" would be "superficially," meaning that something only appears to be significant, but it lacks depth or real importance. In contrast, "at the periphery" and "superficially" signify that something is secondary, superficial, or insignificant.

What are the antonyms for At the heart of?

• adv.

  • essentially
  • apparently
  ,
  • doubtfully
  ,
  • on the surface
  ,
  • superficially
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Famous quotes with At the heart of

• The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

  Richard Adams
• That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy.

  Freda Adler
• I don't know who will lead us through the '90s, but they must be made to speak to this spiritual vacuum at the heart of American society, this tumor of the soul.

  Lee Atwater
• Though the names karma yoga and sannyasa are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same.

  Vinoba Bhave
• But in the end, in the end one is alone. We are all of us alone. I mean I'm told these days we have to consider ourselves as being in society... but in the end one knows one is alone, that one lives at the heart of a solitude.

  Harold Bloom

Synonyms:

parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parrot, parrot, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet.