1. a literary or artistic work that deliberately rejects or subverts the conventions of traditional narrative structure, plot, or storytelling
Usage: literary criticism; postmodern

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a work that resists or opposes traditional narrative conventions
Usage: literary criticism; postmodern

Examples

• The experimental film was an antinarrative that fragmented time and rejected linear plot development.
• Her antinarrative novel presented multiple contradictory versions of the same events.
• The artist's antinarrative approach challenged readers to construct meaning without a clear story arc.
• Postmodern literature often employs antinarrative techniques to question the nature of storytelling itself.
• The antinarrative structure of the text made it difficult for some readers to follow a coherent plot.