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countercultural

Adjective

Meaning

countercultural (comparative more countercultural, superlative most countercultural)

Of or pertaining to a counterculture

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Every band I've worked with also wants to be countercultural in the sense that they want to feel that they've gone somewhere that nobody else has been. Brian Eno

Has the contemporary church been so captivated by the images and methods of the consumer culture that it has forfeited its sacred vocation to be a countercultural agent of God's kingdom in the world? Skye Jethani

More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other. Walter Isaacson

It's not cool. I think being a wealthy member of the establishment is the antithesis of cool. Being a countercultural revolutionary is cool. So to the extent that you've made a billion dollars, you've probably become uncool. Sean Parker

Cobain desired the maternal comfort of a traditional relationship, which Vail regarded as sexist within a countercultural punk rock community. Source: Internet

Joey Ramone's image, voice, and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon. Source: Internet

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