Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb decentralise

1 sense of decentralise

Sense 1
decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise -- (make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj decentralised

1 sense of decentralised

Sense 1
decentralized (vs. centralized), decentralised -- (withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration")


Similarity of adj decentralised

1 sense of decentralised

Sense 1
decentralized (vs. centralized), decentralised -- (withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration")
       => localized, localised -- (made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority")
       => redistributed -- (having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas; "redistributed industries")
       => suburbanized, suburbanised -- (surrounded by many suburbs; "a highly suburbanized city")