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antifeminist

antifeminist

1 8.2
A person who opposes equal rights for women and men
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˈfɛmɪnɪst/
  • Offensive
translation icon : antifeminista
  • If she has any concern about his antifeminist beliefs, she could make that known.

Examples

  • To the contrary, the period I scrutinize can be characterized as antifeminist.

    Academic text (2006)
  • There are no antifeminists in our department, which is what I consider her to be," says Scheman.

    Academic text (1992)
  • You already agree with me that people who hang out on AVfM are probably antifeminist, possibly misogynist.

    Blog text (7)
  • In a patriarchy, all institutional power tends to function in a patriarchal, antifeminist way.

    Blog text (19)
  • The roots of Schlafly's antifeminist philosophy lie, surprisingly, in the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The text espouses certain antifeminist sentiments, especially in Act I, while emitting a feminist aura.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There is an antifeminist undercurrent pervading the show that follows contemporary anxieties men have about the apparent downfall of male authority.

    Academic text (2014)
  • While this may seem natural—of course Sue should protect her toddler son!—this was antifeminist, conservative gender role maintenance at play.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Compared to the Jacksonians during the Truman administration, today's are less racist, less antifeminist, less homophobic, and more open to an appreciation of other cultures and worldviews.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The article highlighted the dangers of antifeminist rhetoric in today's society.

Synonyms

chauvinist
vsantifeminist
  • Offensive
11 7.9

A person who strongly believes their country, group or gender is better and is unfair to others

opposes equality specifically between men and women rather than any group's superiority
male chauvinist
vsantifeminist
  • Offensive
4 7.3

A man who thinks men are better than women and acts that way

opposes equality whether held by any person, not only by men
masculinist
vsantifeminist
  • Offensive
9.3

A person who thinks men are better and should have more power than women

opposes equality across social, economic, and political areas rather than claiming dominance
misguided chauvinist
vsantifeminist
  • Offensive
9.0

A person who wrongly believes one gender is better than another

opposes equality as a deliberate position rather than a mistaken belief

Antonyms

194 3.6

A person who supports equal rights for women

How Supportive

feminist
194 3.6
sympathizer
37 4.8
antifeminist
  • Offensive
1 8.2

Surface Forms

antifeminist singular
antifeminists plural

Morphology

antifeminist = feminist (transparent) = anti + femin + ist

The word is clearly formed by adding anti- to feminist, and the opposition meaning is fully predictable from the base word.

Etymology

Antifeminist combines anti- ('against') and feminist, where feminist comes from words meaning 'woman' or 'female' and refers to support for women's rights. So an antifeminist is a person who is against feminism and opposes equal rights for women.