anti-corporate

adjective

an·​ti-cor·​po·​rate ˌan-tē-ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət  ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly anticorporate

: not favoring or promoting the interests of corporations : opposed to or hostile toward corporations or corporate interests

anti-corporate laws

an anticorporate climate

Examples of anti-corporate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Daria served as the anti-Barbie, anti-cool kid, anti-corporate (though, of course, MTV…) bastion of hope in a culture that seemed increasingly removed from itself. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

The largest union representing Hollywood workers, IATSE, has joined with other labor groups in endorsing Steyer, who has run a more strident anti-corporate campaign. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2026

But an anti-corporate, libertarian streak has long given the state an outsize role in federal elections, sometimes attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in out-of-state funding. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026

Intense anti-corporate sentiment has faded almost completely today, but was widely felt during and for decades after the Great Depression. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-corporate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate