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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States say the decentralized approach enables them to be responsive to their communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

S&P Global Ratings launched a dedicated decentralized finance group in 2022.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Traditional finance players have often stressed the need to bring uniform standards to decentralized networks, which younger consumers tend to trust more than seasoned investors.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Shiites can choose which one they want to follow as a senior figure of the faith, making the institution decentralized.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

During much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, private detective agencies had filled the vacuum left by decentralized, underfunded, incompetent, and corrupt sheriff and police departments.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann