antiestablishment

adjective

Definition of antiestablishmentnext
as in alternative

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Recent Examples of antiestablishment And Americans’ predilection for nepo candidates doesn’t necessarily hold during periods of antiestablishment frustration. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 But Platner has excited some supporters with an antiestablishment message his campaign believes could carry him to victory. — Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026 The international touring exhibition is now in residence at the Del Mar Fairgrounds through April 22, and the large-scale show has several interactive elements that focus on the purpose of Banksy’s anonymity as an antiestablishment artist. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Your favorite novelist, no matter how experimental or antiestablishment, all but certainly has some representative taking a 15 percent commission out of her advance, negotiating her contracts, talking her up over cocktails, talking her down from the ledge. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antiestablishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment
  1. alternative
  2. unconventional
  3. revolutionary
  4. nontraditional
  5. underground
  6. pioneering
  7. bizarre
  8. progressive
Adjective
  • The company added that the vessel can also be equipped with alternative combat management systems, including the Lockheed Martin CMS330 Combat Management System.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Forbes queried every sponsor asking if it had been offered alternative benefits or reimbursement, but only one responded.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of alternative
Adjective
  • The result is one of the most unconventional short courses in the game.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Once considered unprofessional or unconventional in some settings, tattoos have become far more accepted across generations.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of unconventional
Adjective
  • Competitors acquire many of the same capabilities, and features that once seemed revolutionary become standard.
    — Brent Saunders, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • That was revolutionary for me in terms of the difference of having your point of view centered.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2026
Definition of revolutionary
Adjective
  • Ferdon detailed how the crypto currency exchange became one of the biggest brands in the emerging world of nontraditional finance and banking options.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Policies often fail to address tokenized assets and nontraditional trading activity, while surveillance systems still rely primarily on traditional broker and exchange data, leaving much of the decentralized and on-chain environment unmonitored.
    — Kelvin Dickenson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of nontraditional
Adjective
  • These were voices—complaining, confiding, exasperated, distressed—that had not been heard before, as if the novel were a speaking tube cued to an underground rumble.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Eden Aurelius is a relatively recent arrival to New York’s underground club scene, but her slim discography so far shows remarkable focus.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of underground
Adjective
  • Raimi, the pioneering horror maestro behind Evil Dead as well as the original Spider-Man trilogy, is repped by CAA.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • In 2020, after selling his previous company, Fifth Street, under a cloud of investor litigation and an SEC settlement, the veteran financier recast himself as a pioneering lender to underbanked cannabis firms.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of pioneering
Adjective
  • Whatever ends up coming for Alpha, with their TV fragmented into a billion tiny screens, it’s bound to be bizarre.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader's San Francisco Giants season has ended prematurely due to a bizarre scooter accident.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • The argument’s been just as lopsided in Michigan, where progressive candidates were first out with plans to limit data centers.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
  • Ideally, this new midfielder would be a progressive passer — something Everton also see in Hackney — who helps in possession, but can also distribute in a more direct manner at times.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of progressive

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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiestablishment. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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