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anticonsumerism

anticonsumerism noun: an opposition to consumerism, critiquing the excessive acquisition and use of goods beyond basic necessity.

Noun

anticonsumerism (uncountable)

  1. An opposition to consumerism, critiquing the excessive acquisition and use of goods beyond basic necessity.
    Synonyms:
    anticonsumption

Synonyms of anticonsumerism

Origin of anticonsumerism

From anti- + consumerism.

Questions about anticonsumerism

What does anticonsumerism mean?
Anticonsumerism means an opposition to consumerism, critiquing the excessive acquisition and use of goods beyond basic necessity.
What part of speech is anticonsumerism?
Anticonsumerism is a noun.

Words near anticonsumerism in the dictionary

  1. anticonstitutionalists
  2. anticonstitutionality
  3. anticonstitutionally
  4. anticonstructivism
  5. anticonsumer
  6. anticonsumerism
  7. anticonsumerist
  8. anticonsumerists
  9. anticonsumers
  10. anticonsumption
  11. anticontact

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