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

Inside the entertainment industry, all eyes are now on Bonta and other state attorneys general who could sue to halt the merger under state and federal anti-monopoly laws. —Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 16 June 2026

But the intellectual movement sometimes called New Brandeisianism has pushed for a sweeping reimagining of anti-monopoly laws. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026

In 2023, actor Mark Ruffalo and anti-monopoly policy analyst Matt Stoller met on a Zoom call during the Writers Guild strike. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 May 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-monopoly

• antimonopoly
• monopoly
• oligopoly
• trichinopoly