Meanings
nounanticapitalism (usually uncountable, plural anticapitalisms)
plural anticapitalisms
- uncountableusuallygovernmentOpposition to capitalism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*káput
- Proto-Italic*kaput
- Latincaput
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latincapitāli
- Frenchcapital
- Frenchcapitalisme
- Englishcapitalism
- Englishanticapitalism
From anti- + capitalism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch antikapitalisme
- antikapitalismeopposition to capitalism
Finnish antikapitalismi
- antikapitalismiopposition to capitalism
French anticapitalisme
- anticapitalismeopposition to capitalism
German Antikapitalismus
- Antikapitalismusopposition to capitalism
Greek αντικαπιταλισμός
- αντικαπιταλισμός (antikapitalismós)opposition to capitalism
Indonesian antikapitalisme
- antikapitalismeopposition to capitalism
Italian anticapitalismo
- anticapitalismoopposition to capitalism
Portuguese anticapitalismo
- anticapitalismoopposition to capitalism
Spanish anticapitalismo
- anticapitalismoopposition to capitalism
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APA
anticapitalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticapitalism
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“anticapitalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticapitalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticapitalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticapitalism.
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