anti-globalization

noun

an·​ti-glob·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌan-tē-ˌglō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌan-tī-

: opposition to globalization

… while the forces of anti-globalization demonstrated in Seattle during meetings of the World Trade Organization …

—Brad Stone

anti-globalization adjective

anti-globalization protesters

the anti-globalization movement

Examples of anti-globalization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That discontent then feeds domestic politics, producing anti-globalization policies like tariffs; that, in turn, feeds back into the international system, deepening instability. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

The large-scale anti-globalization protests were held in opposition to the intergovernmental organization’s anti-democratic control over global trade. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025

Carnivalesque tactics and clown costumes have been popular responses to police repression at anti-globalization protests. — Anya M. Galli Robertson, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025

Until the 2025 Upper House election, immigration was never politicized in election campaigns, but that changed as the upstart Sanseito won 15 seats on the back of its anti-globalization, anti-immigration stance. — Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-globalization

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization