centralized

[sen-truh-lahyzd] / ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪzd /

ADJECTIVE

internal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional domestic in-house intramural national private subjective

WEAK

circumscribed civic enclosed gut home indigenous inherent innate inner innermore inside interior intestine intimate intrinsic inward municipal native visceral viscerous

Antonyms

WEAK

external outer

Example Sentences

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“UMA is designed to create transparent, marketwide accountability around resolutions rather than relying on a single centralized decision maker.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The disruption underscored how dependent higher education has become on centralized digital platforms that now manage nearly every aspect of academic life, from assignments and testing to communication and grading.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

FDEs would send their front-line code back to centralized product engineers, who would repackage the field solutions into generalizable tools for future use.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The move is aimed at streamlining the pre-dispute process and prevent disputes by surfacing transaction details, improve confidence in dispute resolution outcomes, and unify dispute workflows into a centralized platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Descendants of those societies that achieved centralized government and organized religion earliest ended up dominating the modern world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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