ANTIESTABLISHMENT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

antiestablishment

adjective

Definition of antiestablishment

as in alternative

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Recent Examples of antiestablishment 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 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 See All Example Sentences for antiestablishment

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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

Throughout his career, Ackman has built a reputation for taking unconventional positions and backing them with conviction—whether making bold investment bets or weighing in on contentious public debates.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Arraez immediately validated this unconventional strategy, delivering an RBI single and a double in his impressive Phillies debut.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of unconventional

Adjective

Invisasox are made with a revolutionary gel heel grip mesh design that keeps the sock on better than any other no show sock -- guaranteed to stay on.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
His office walls are full of samurai swords and revolutionary art, and his desk is littered with Zyn cans and sugar-free Dr Peppers.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolutionary

Adjective

That includes parents who have 9-to-5 jobs, and nontraditional schedules, to single moms and dads.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
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

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

Years earlier at her former lab in Ohio, chromosomes in mouse eggs and embryos began dividing in bizarre ways, creating the kinds of genetic errors that can lead to Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Her videos were outrageous and conspiratorial, and the more elaborate and bizarre her stories became, the more people online were drawn to her.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bizarre

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