ANTIESTABLISHMENT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

antiestablishment

adjective

Definition of antiestablishment

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment

Adjective

Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Held at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Shaky Knees mixes major alternative acts with indie-rock veterans and emerging artists.

— Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of alternative

Adjective

From the start, Paul’s unconventional and volatile romantic relationships were central to the series.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Nobody lives here permanently—only rotating teams of scientists, engineers, and unconventional travelers.

— Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of unconventional

Adjective

As Deadline announced in 2023, when the film was in development, the screenplay is based on the life of Puerto Rican revolutionary José Maldonado Román, known as Águila Blanca (White Eagle), set in the late 19th century.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Traditionalists scoffed at the ‘plastic’ boats, but the Swan 36 featured a revolutionary underwater design.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolutionary

Adjective

In Britain’s North Yorkshire, researchers have established an underground farming facility more than 1,000 meters below ground to test how crops can be cultivated deep beneath the surface.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Unmade follows the legendary underground filmmaker through three years of terminal illness—not as a farewell portrait, but as a final, uncompromising work of his own cinema.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of underground

Adjective

Born in Buenos Aires in 1959, Cerati rose to international prominence as the frontman, guitarist and creative force behind Soda Stereo, the pioneering band that helped define rock en español across the 1980s and ’90s.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Sway Dasafo, a pioneering British Ghanaian rapper known for his lyric storytelling and championing of British music, has died.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pioneering

Adjective

The bizarre explanation brought an end to an episode that generated widespread attention online after Pierre initially accused the courier of stealing the order.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
An exhausting, head-spinning and often downright silly offseason is officially over after college football really kicked off on Thursday (after the always bizarre Week 0 last weekend).

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

When a Black professor suggests that the protesting students are infringing on their classmates’ right to use shared areas, her white counterparts shake their heads in disgust for her refusal to capitulate to progressive groupthink.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
The inherent challenge in making films dealing with progressive illness is not succumbing to an inescapably formulaic structure that can’t help but go with the territory.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressive

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