countercultural

American  

[kaun-ter-kuhl-cher-uhl] / ˌkaʊn tərˈkʌl tʃər əl /

adjective

1. challenging or resisting the established values, customs, or norms of a culture.

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Example Sentences

It is alive, it exists, you know people who are gallant, have witnessed gallantry and understand at this point that it is deeply countercultural.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a countercultural movement that imagines us finding an actual balance with nature while improving people’s quality of life.

From Salon

She was the height of countercultural cool.

From BBC

In its city sprawl and California light, L.A. has fostered legendary writers from Joan Didion to Octavia E. Butler, created countercultural literary communities like the Watts Writers Workshop, and inspired Raymond Chandler’s “The Long Goodbye” and Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, there’s a turntable, along with an iPhone and posters of other countercultural figures from earlier generations.

From Los Angeles Times