anti-market

adjective

an·​ti-mar·​ket

ˌan-tē-ˈmär-kət,

ˌan-tī- 

: hostile toward or detrimental to free markets

India's involvement shows that in spite of its large budget deficit and somewhat anti-market economic policy, the country remains ready to open its economy further to ensure that its recent rapid growth continues.

—Richard Beales and Martin Hutchinson

Examples of anti-market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For all Trump’s success in winning back reluctant conservative billionaires, many of them have seen firsthand the ways in which his erratic behavior and anti-market ideas could disrupt their businesses and the wider economy. —Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024

Sheinbaum identifies as a left-wing politician rooted in the same anti-market and nationalist vision that López Obrador has long championed. —Eduardo García, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above