anti-economic
adjective
an·ti-eco·nom·ic
ˌan-tē-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 
-ˌē-kə-,
ˌan-tī-
: opposed or counter to what is considered economic
—usually used in compound terms
anti-economic growth/development [=opposed or counter to economic growth/development]
anti-economic regulation [=opposed to economic regulation]
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Routinely lauding the nonconforming, progressive, and indeed anti-economic and anti-capitalist dimension of the arts, all these institutions converted these qualities into soft power.
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Anti-economic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-economic. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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