Definitions

decentralized

[dee-sen-truh-lahyzd] / diˈsɛn trəˌlaɪzd /

VERB

distribute over a less concentrated area

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disperse distribute scatter

STRONG

broadcast circulate disseminate regionalize separate

WEAK

allocate allot apportion divvy partition propagate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assemble centralize concentrate consolidate

Example Sentences

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Wyant wrote that the company is managed on a decentralized basis.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Once The Migration is complete and we are fully decentralized, your body is no longer the server.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Markets were pointing to a shaky start, based on trading via a decentralized crypto-based trading platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

In effect, Taiwan’s convenience stores operate as decentralized platform businesses—combining payments, logistics, retail, and services in a single physical location.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

As with Pythagoras, in Darwin’s model, every organism carried information to build organs and structures in miniaturized form—except in Darwin’s case, the information was decentralized.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee