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Definitions

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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In Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers were still mapping networks of insurgents and roadside bombs by hand until FDEs arrived to stitch together PowerPoints and memos into a centralized intelligence platform.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 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

Together, these studies suggest that early nervous systems may have been more centralized than scientists previously believed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Many Kurds, Azeris and other ethnic minorities—who make up close to half of Iran’s population—distrust Pahlavi because of his father’s focus on centralized control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Hence a large society must be structured and centralized if it is to reach decisions effectively.

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