Antonyms for decentralized


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dee-sen-truh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : diˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz


Definition of decentralized

Origin :
  • 1840 (implied in decentralized), probably a back-formation from decentralization. Related: Decentralizing.
  • verb distribute over a less concentrated area
Example sentences :
  • In fact, it is the most decentralized movement in the world today.
  • Extract from : « The I.W.W. » by Paul Frederick Brissenden
  • The whole proposition can be decentralized for the good of the service.
  • Extract from : « Letters from an Old Railway Official » by Charles DeLano Hine
  • He has a social consciousness and a social passion of his own, but it is decentralized, one might say.
  • Extract from : « Pan » by Knut Hamsun
  • The plan is national in scope and operation, yet it is decentralized.
  • Extract from : « Under Four Administrations » by Oscar S. Straus
  • New marches were formed, traversing the previous Lombard fabric and introducing divisions that decentralized the kingdom.
  • Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) » by John Addington Symonds
  • Still, an integrated, yet decentralized, universe of work and living has been taking shape and will continue to do so.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • They unfold in a decentralized manner, and are based on the dynamics of self-organizing nucleii.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • The decentralized, intrapreneurship-based corporation is a late response to these trends.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • Industry is too complex and too highly organized to permit a return to the old system of decentralized control.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of American Government » by J. Allen Smith
  • But they, too, decentralized parts of the administration; they set up the district and county and city administrations.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg

Synonyms for decentralized

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