anti-monopoly

adjective

an·​ti-mo·​nop·​o·​ly ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē  ˌan-tī- 

variants or antimonopoly

: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies

anti-monopoly laws

anti-monopolist noun

or antimonopolist

ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list, 

ˌan-tī- 

… fully embraced the reform effort, casting himself as an anti-monopolist who opposed the designs of the Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate to lock up Alaska development as their private cash cow.

—Steve Haycox

Examples of anti-monopoly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That included independent courts, an anti-monopoly agency to ensure fair competition, and strong regulation to keep troubled banks from choking off credit. —Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

Carter Dougherty is the senior fellow for anti-monopoly and finance at Demand Progress, an advocacy group and think tank. —Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026

Many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed anti-monopoly concerns over the $82.7 billion deal. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025

China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said that Qualcomm is suspected of violating the country’s anti-monopoly law in regards to its acquisition of Israeli firm Autotalks. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-monopoly

• antimonopoly
• monopoly
• oligopoly
• trichinopoly