Synonyms 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

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1. monopoly

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

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Board Game
   • Dominance
   • Economics
   • Market

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1. monopolynoun

   Synonyms:
   exclusive possession

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1. List of paraphrases for "monopoly":

   monopolies, monopolistic, monopolization, monopole, monopolist, demonopolization, monopolisation, anti-monopoly

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1. Mike Pompeo:

   Pompeo and other American politicians use state security as an excuse and use state power to oppress Chinese high tech companies, we are firmly opposed to this, their actions have no factual basis, it's just smearing and political manipulation aimed to maintain the State Mike Pompeo monopoly in high-tech.

2. Ted Cruz:

   If we have tech companies using the powers of monopoly to censor political speech, I think that raises real antitrust issues.

3. The ISG statement:

   We look forward to working with the new government as it follows up on its international commitments, including under resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1701 (2006) to extend the authority of the Lebanese state across all of its national territory and to ensure its monopoly over the legitimate use of force.

4. Georgy Satarov:

   The thing you have to pay attention to is not the fact that 80 percent support him, but that despite that information monopoly 15 percent don't support him.

5. Tiger King:

   My wish is to get out and testify to Congress about the Big Cat Safety Act and what a scam it is to create a monopoly for PETA and Dan Ashe with the [Association of Zoos and Aquariums].