Antonyms for monopoly
məˈnɒp ə limo·nop·o·ly

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1. monopolynoun

   Antonyms:
   monopsony

2. monopolynoun

   A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

   Antonyms:
   monopsony

3. monopolynoun

   A land monopoly renders its holder(s) nearly almighty in an agricultural society

   Antonyms:
   monopsony

4. monopolynoun

   Granting monopolies in concession constitutes a market-conform alternative to taxation for the state, while the crown sometimes bestowed a monopoly as an outrageous gift

   Antonyms:
   monopsony

5. monopolynoun

   Antonyms:
   monopsony

6. monopolynoun

   The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the the above manners.

   Synonyms:
   monopolist

   Antonyms:
   monopsony

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. monopoly

   Antonyms:
   participation, partnership, community, competition, free-trade

   Synonyms:
   privilege, engrossment, appropriation, exclusiveness, preoccupancy, impropriation

Matched Categories

1. • Board Game
   • Dominance
   • Economics
   • Market

Princeton's WordNet

1. monopolynoun

   (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

   "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

2. monopolynoun

   exclusive control or possession of something

   "They have no monopoly on intelligence"

3. Monopolynoun

   a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die

How to use monopoly in a sentence?

1. Kate Winslet:

   And what comes along with that? Eating disorders. And that makes my blood boil. And is the reason we don’t have any social media in our house. let your kids climb trees. Take the device out of their hand. Play Monopoly! You go to a cafe and grown-ups are at one end of the table and children the other, on devices, not looking up.

2. Scott Kennedy:

   The true test will come with implementation, given the recent spate of AML-related (anti-monopoly law) cases against foreign firms, the regulations about the banking sector, and the reduction of foreign firms' products on government procurement lists, there is good reason for foreign firms to be highly concerned.

3. Amy Klobuchar:

   Our country faces a serious monopoly problem, we need antitrust enforcers who can get the job done, and leaders with the experience, legal skill, and courage to take on some of the most powerful companies the world has ever seen. Over the past year, Assistant Attorney General Kanter has consistently demonstrated these qualities.

4. Judy Garland:

   When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery: You find that no one group has a monopoly on looks, brains, goodness or anything else.

5. Hassan Rouhani:

   Our economy will not prosper as long as it is monopolised (by the government). The economy must be rid of monopoly and see competition, it must be freed of insider speculation, be transparent, all people must be aware of the statistics. If we can bring transparency to our economy, we can fight corruption.

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