antitrust

adjective

an·​ti·​trust

ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst,

ˌan-ˌtī- 

: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to trusts or combinations

specifically : consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices

Examples of antitrust in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That type of change, however, might attract opposition from lawmakers who have reservations about carving out antitrust exceptions for select companies and businesses. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025

The era of Google's Play's unrivaled dominance may be coming to an end in the wake of the company's antitrust loss, but Google's app store isn't going anywhere. —ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025

Somewhat unusually for a dense antitrust case, a jury will determine whether Amazon broke the law. —Alina Selyukh, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025

Last year, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against Live Nation, accusing the company of operating as a monopoly. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for antitrust

• overthrust
• readjust
• unitrust
• wanderlust
• adjust
• combust
• discussed
• disgust
• distrust
• entrust
• intrust
• mistrust

Legal Definition

antitrust

adjective

an·​ti·​trust ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst, ˌan-ˌtī- 

: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to business trusts or combinations

specifically : consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices see also Clayton Antitrust Act and Sherman Antitrust Act