anti-growth
adjective
an·ti-growth
ˌan-tē-ˈgrōth 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to, inhibiting, or resistant to growth
especially
: opposed to economic development
anti-growth measures
… voters this September tossed out a coalition of anti-growth members who have long blocked roadbuilding on ideological grounds. —
Gregg Easterbrook
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Whether through trade or regulatory policies, the Trump Administration is pursuing a decidedly anti-growth policy agenda.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Calling for sustainable growth in Middle Tennessee Headline:Coffee County residents are not anti-growth.
—David Plazas, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2025
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, these benefits were jeopardized under the Biden Administration’s anti-growth pause on new export licenses.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
What their plans would mean for federal deficits The combination of the Vice President’s pro- and anti-growth tax proposals would increase the federal deficit by $2 trillion over 10 years, according to Penn Wharton estimates.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
The pro-tech media’s other adversaries are a constellation of government, corporate, and entertainment figures dubbed too reflexively anti-tech, too anti-growth, or too politically correct.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 Aug. 2024
But in a large, diverse city, anti-growth voices often are counterbalanced by pro-housing interests active in city politics, such as large employers, developers, construction unions or affordable-housing nonprofits.
—Nicholas J. Marantz, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
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Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Calling for sustainable growth in Middle Tennessee Headline:Coffee County residents are not anti-growth.
—David Plazas, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2025
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, these benefits were jeopardized under the Biden Administration’s anti-growth pause on new export licenses.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
What their plans would mean for federal deficits The combination of the Vice President’s pro- and anti-growth tax proposals would increase the federal deficit by $2 trillion over 10 years, according to Penn Wharton estimates.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2024
The pro-tech media’s other adversaries are a constellation of government, corporate, and entertainment figures dubbed too reflexively anti-tech, too anti-growth, or too politically correct.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 Aug. 2024
But in a large, diverse city, anti-growth voices often are counterbalanced by pro-housing interests active in city politics, such as large employers, developers, construction unions or affordable-housing nonprofits.
—Nicholas J. Marantz, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
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“Anti-growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-growth. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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