CENTRALIZING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

centralizing

verb

present participle of centralize

as in consolidating

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control the company decided to centralize all of its operations at its Ohio plant

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of centralizing County officials said the funding will boost anti-human trafficking efforts and expand services for survivors of domestic violence by centralizing support at the Family Justice Center, which launched in May last year, while also adding two criminalists to reduce forensic testing backlogs. —

Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 The new model aims to consolidate existing contracts while centralizing detention operations nationwide. —

Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026 By centralizing identification, communication, and processing, the platform can create opportunities for operational resources to shift toward service delivery rather than paperwork. —

Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026 These bills focus on centralizing regulatory power at the state level, specifically to protect religious exercise and streamline certain property and business regulations by preventing local governments from imposing stricter rules. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026 Instead, CIOs should focus on centralizing guardrails while allowing variation within them. —

David Chou, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 That involves centralizing cash through techniques (like sweeping) and mechanisms (like cross-border collateral), in line with a global marketplace’s ability to facilitate the fluid movement of supply and demand across different countries and languages. —

Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026 The judge warned that centralizing voter data would chill voter registration and cause Americans to fear misuse of their personal information. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 The state’s enduring educational problems will not be fixed by rearranging the bureaucratic deck chairs and centralizing authority or even by boosting funding, but by decentralizing decision-making and placing more of it in the hands of parents. —

The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralizing

Verb

This stampede into mid-cycle map-making is more about consolidating power than ensuring fairness.

— Kathy Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The administration initially retained women to project an appearance of diversity while consolidating power, but as the openly sexist nature of the MAGA movement has gained mainstream acceptance, maintaining that facade has become less necessary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026