monolithic
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- adjective
- /ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk/
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monolítico
- The groups under discussion here are not monolithic in outlook or method.
- monolithic entity
- monolithic view
- monolithic party
We have been reliant upon these monolithic monopolies.
- We have been reliant upon these monolithic monopolies.
- But no empire is monolithic in terms of its point of views.
- It's not this sort of, you know, monolithic thing that is shaping our reality.
- So, so we are not monolithic and, and by the way, that's where the country is going.
- And also to have in mind that when we're talking about porn, most people see it as a monolithic kind of thing.
- It's not as if everything was totally monolithic and, you know, concord and harmony within the Catholic camp either.
- Isn't that an example of how hard it is to control the private enterprise system in healthcare, even with a monolithic powerhouse like Medicare?
- It no longer becomes this monolithic, you know, uniform mass that we find oppressive, that we don't have any place in.
- And not in a monolithic way, the way my friend Isaac Asimov talked about how we would, you know, wind up Galaxia, just having this one cosmic mind.
- When you've got a coalition, then you've got a much more monolithic group on the government side.
- You know, it was all very kind of monolithic.
Examples
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Thus, the United States must not treat China as a monolithic society, frozen in its current posture indefinitely.
Academic text (1991) -
U.S. opinion on the Middle East is not monolithic, nor is it frozen in time.
Academic text (2008) -
We are not one monolithic group of people.
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But no empire is monolithic in terms of its point of views.
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Thus, international corporate strategy towards South Africa is not as monolithic as it might once have appeared.
Academic text (1990) -
Indeed, the Catholic Church is not, and never has been, a monolithic entity.
Academic text (1994) -
Suffice it to say that there is not one monolithic description of the ideal African American cultural experience.
Academic text (1992) -
As several scholars have noted, Islamic movements are not monolithic entities.
Academic text (1999) -
The Church was far from monolithic in its social and political attitudes; moreover, ethnic conflict persisted.
Academic text (1991) -
The organization is not a monolithic entity, but rather consists of various smaller groups with different opinions.
Synonyms
Having only one form or appearance in a group
Antonyms
Compounds
A very large object made from one piece or an organization that cannot change easily
How Unified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Monolithic comes from Greek parts mono- 'single' and lithos 'stone', so it literally means 'one big stone'. That's why we call an organization or system monolithic when it is like one hard block — very large, rigid, and not open to change.