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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About 80% of urban households visit weekly, highlighting their role as decentralized platforms for retail, payments, and public services.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Investors can place trades on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, using cryptocurrency as collateral.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

That plan includes implementing its so-called mosaic defense, a decentralized approach that allows individual commanders the autonomy to keep up the fight if cut off from their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 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