anticyclical

[ an-tee-sahy-kli-kuhl, -sik-li-; an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. not conforming to or following a cycle:

   anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.

Other Words From

• an·ti·cy·cli·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticyclical¹

anti- + cyclical