DECENTRALIZED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

decentralized

verb

past tense of decentralize

as in spread (out)

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segregated

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Encinosa claims moving Sabatino into the prison's general population violates the judge's order, which requires the BOP to keep Sabatino segregated.

— Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
After an attempt to solve the climate crisis created a worldwide perma-blizzard, what’s left of humanity now circles the globe in a speeding train that’s strictly segregated by economic status.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

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