variants
or less commonly anticommercial
: unconcerned with or hostile toward commercial interests or commercialism
anti-commercial policies
anti-commercialism
noun
or less commonly anticommercialism
ˌan-tē-kə-ˈmər-shə-ˌli-zəm,
ˌan-tī-
a speech about anti-commercialism
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The most stubbornly anti-commercial film of his career, of course.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
The band’s early vibe was scrappy, anti-commercial, experimental.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
The band’s early vibe was scrappy, anti-commercial, experimental.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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“Anti-commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-commercial. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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