anti-technology
adjective
an·ti-tech·nol·o·gy
ˌan-tē-tek-ˈnä-lə-jē 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitechnology
: opposed to technology or technological change
He apparently monitors the Internet, but his whole philosophy is anti-technology …—
Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alteran antitechnology manifesto
Examples of anti-technology in a Sentence
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The current story, inspired by the division in this country and across the world amid the rise of technology, stars Zach, an anti-technology activist, and Liberty, a robot.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
This isn’t about being anti-technology.
—Geoff Watkinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
But don’t mistake the Shakers for Luddites, the anti-technology activists that emerged in the early 19th century: Seeking opportunities to enhance their output, Shakers were early adopters of technology and standardized production.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Ecofascism and Malthusian anxieties about overpopulation can go hand in hand with Unabomber anti-technology screeds and climate doomers.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
But that doesn’t mean paper planner users are anti-technology, explained Powell, co-founder of Regal Private Therapy Practice in the Harley Street Medical District of London.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The criticism that the music industry is somehow anti-AI or anti-technology, Willens said, is false.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Like the Industrial Revolution-era insurgents, the new Luddites are not anti-technology but anti-exploitation, the tech journalist Brian Merchant tells me.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The difference wasn’t that my parents were anti-technology.
—Jessica Ewing
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
This isn’t about being anti-technology.
—Geoff Watkinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
But don’t mistake the Shakers for Luddites, the anti-technology activists that emerged in the early 19th century: Seeking opportunities to enhance their output, Shakers were early adopters of technology and standardized production.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Ecofascism and Malthusian anxieties about overpopulation can go hand in hand with Unabomber anti-technology screeds and climate doomers.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
But that doesn’t mean paper planner users are anti-technology, explained Powell, co-founder of Regal Private Therapy Practice in the Harley Street Medical District of London.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The criticism that the music industry is somehow anti-AI or anti-technology, Willens said, is false.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Like the Industrial Revolution-era insurgents, the new Luddites are not anti-technology but anti-exploitation, the tech journalist Brian Merchant tells me.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The difference wasn’t that my parents were anti-technology.
—Jessica Ewing
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-technology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-technology. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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