ANTIESTABLISHMENT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

antiestablishment

adjective

Definition of antiestablishment

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Recent Examples of antiestablishment The scandals have led to protests in various parts of India, including demonstrations by a viral antiestablishment movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, demanding the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 June 2026 Jackson is betting that his outside pitch will win over antiestablishment conservatives. — ABC News, 19 May 2026 The 2026 midterms are already being shaken up by populist firebrands and antiestablishment outsiders. — James Desio, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 And Americans’ predilection for nepo candidates doesn’t necessarily hold during periods of antiestablishment frustration. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antiestablishment

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Adjective

West Hollywood has become the latest city to create a domestic partnership registry for polyamorous relationships, with the city’s five-person City Council unanimously approving the legal protections for alternative family structures.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Aramco is also exploring additional overseas storage capacity and alternative export routes to strengthen its global supply network.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of alternative

Adjective

Following the unconventional orders from his doctor, Kathryn agrees to help trigger Rob’s memory by retracing their romance and reintroducing him to the holidays.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Innovation means finding new, sometimes unconventional solutions to address real needs.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconventional

Adjective

The popular versions include the striker’s face merged into photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, late Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and late Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The international messaging has been reinforced by communist organizations that make no secret of their revolutionary objectives, using the dockworkers' campaign to advance a broader political struggle against capitalism.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolutionary

Adjective

According to the Navy, this approach can help nontraditional defense companies move technologies from research and development toward procurement.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
President Obama was accused of limiting access to independent photojournalists, and famously favored nontraditional media outlets at the advent of the social media age.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of nontraditional

Adjective

The Finnish Government has granted Posiva Oy an operating license for the world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Part of what a racist superstructure creates is the need for some kind of underground economy.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of underground

Adjective

Valerie Vargas founded the pioneering group in 2002, back when San Antonio’s all-female mariachi scene was still small.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
An adaptation of the Marvel comic books, X-Men was a pioneering film and helped launch a new age of superhero cinema.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneering

Adjective

The appeal of Bleak House, for instance, is bound up in its bad actors and bizarre names, less so the action.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The Seaside Police Department received the tip about Bumper’s bizarre breakfast invoice in August.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

Both already serve as the ranking members of their respective committees, and Warren, in particular, has found success pursuing progressive policy priorities despite Republicans running Washington.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
And in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed has narrowly won the Democratic Senate nomination, a victory for the party's progressive wing.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

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