counterculture

noun

coun·ter·cul·ture ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər

: a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society

countercultural

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rəl

-ˈkəl-chə-

adjective

counterculturalism

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-ˌli-zəm

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

counterculturist

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-list

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

Examples of counterculture in a Sentence

the counterculture of the hippies He was part of the antiwar counterculture.

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Their anti-corporate, organic farm-to-table aesthetic was forged during the protest movements of the 1960s, when Reagan was California’s conservative governor and a joyful antagonist of the counterculture. —

Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Despite tanking a great opportunity, there was buzz around Kristofferson as an up-and-comer, someone who had the counterculture imprimatur that was increasingly required for movie stardom in the ’70s. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024 Why cast a counterculture icon like Sevigny as a severe cosmopolitan scold? —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024 The counterculture was defeated, and in its place came plague, death, and Reaganism. —

Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for counterculture