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anti

anti

3 6.5
A person who is against a policy, action, or idea
  • noun
  • /ˈænˌtaɪ/
: opositor
  • Many citizens joined the anti war movement to protest against military action overseas.

Yeah, I don't think that's going to stop anti vaxxers babe.

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Examples

  • Oh, he's he's an Irish comedy writer and an anti transgender activist.

  • Benjamin Quarles, among others, has correctly noted that "Anti-slavery sentiment in America was almost as old as American slavery itself."

    Academic text (1991)
  • That was very much involved in the anti slavery movement.

  • I am now also an anti racism expert.

  • Within the Tennessee Valley Authority there are anti nuclear protests every year.

  • That set off a wave of anti German hysteria.

  • The center labels him an anti Muslim extremist too.

  • That's just really interesting to me because again, anti racism isn't controversial.

  • Arnett gave an interview to Iraqi television in which he criticized... ...American war planning and said his reports about civilian casualties... ...and Iraqi resistance was encouraging to Anti-war protestors in America.

  • She is known as an anti fossil fuel advocate, speaking out against the use of oil and gas in energy production.

Synonyms

opposer
vsanti
2 4.5

A person who speaks out against a plan or idea

is opposed without necessarily taking active steps
oppositionist
vsanti
1 7.4

A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester

is opposed to actions or policies without group membership

Antonyms

95 5.2

A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause

Compounds

anti-inflammatory
  • Specialized
17 3.5

A medicine that reduces swelling and pain in the body

14 3.6

Against smoking and the use of tobacco

14 4.6

Against owning or using guns

A group of people who try to stop a war by holding peaceful protests

Against bribery and dishonest acts in government or companies

5 3.7

Against using, selling, or promoting tobacco products

3 6.3

A rocket that stops and destroys incoming long-range missiles before they reach their target

3 3.4

Medicine that reduces swelling and pain

2 3.5

Designed to stop people from stealing

anti-virus program
  • Specialized
2 2.9

A tool that finds and removes harmful software from a computer

1 4.6

Relating to actions that stop illegal drug use and selling

Actions and rules to prevent bribery in government or companies

A belief or movement against a system where businesses make money for private owners

1 9.3

Strong dislike or unfair treatment of Roman Catholics and their church

anti-life
  • Literature
1 9.9

A power that destroys living things

Opposition to a government where people vote for leaders

1 3.7

A device or system that stops people from stealing

1 4.0

A medicine that reduces pain and swelling without steroids

anti-doping
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A set of rules and tests that find and stop athletes using banned drugs

1 6.8

A person who dislikes the United States or its policies

1 7.8

A person who does not support liberal political ideas or policies

A cream you put on the skin to stop itching

Opposition to vaccines because people think they are not needed or unsafe

An organized effort to stop bullying, often in schools or workplaces

A person who dislikes learning and thinking

1 8.6

A belief that people and other living things are not important

1 4.0

A law that bans making, selling, or using illegal drugs

1 7.0

A bomb that sends out many small metal pieces to injure or kill people

anti-sway bar
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A metal bar under a car that reduces how much the car leans in turns

anti-theatre
  • Literature
1 9.9

A style of drama that breaks the usual rules of plays and avoids normal plot

A medicine that reduces pain and swelling without steroids, like ibuprofen or aspirin

anti-impotence drug
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A drug that helps men who cannot get or keep an erection

anti-skid
  • Specialized
1 3.6

To stop slipping on wet or smooth surfaces

anti-dumping duty
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A tax on cheap imported goods to protect local businesses

1 3.4

A person or group that opposes war and supports peace

A person who opposes people and groups in power

1 7.2

A person who refuses vaccines

1 5.5

A law that lowers taxes or stops tax increases

1 7.8

Opposed to the government in Beijing and its policies

1 4.3

Actions and rules to stop illegal drug use and selling

1 3.7

A campaign or law that tries to stop people from using tobacco

A former political party in the United States that opposed the Freemasons

1 5.9

A person who wants laws to reduce gun ownership

anti-takeover defense
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A plan a company uses to stop another company from taking control

To be against old customs and beliefs in society

anti-skid
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A system in a vehicle that stops the wheels from sliding on wet or icy roads

anti-racketeering law
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A law that punishes people who run organized crime and lets the state take their money or property

1 8.2

A military ship armed with many guns to defend against enemy planes

A person who opposes abortion and joins protests or campaigns

anti-aestheticism
  • Specialized
9.9

Rejection of the idea that art must look beautiful

anti-G suit
  • Specialized
8.2

A tight garment pilots and astronauts wear to prevent blackouts during high acceleration

A law or campaign to stop mob killings and punish people who do them

3.5

A police unit that stops and investigates illegal drug selling

A public gathering where people protest unfair treatment because of race

anti-roll
  • Specialized
6.0

A device added to a vehicle, like a bar, to reduce side-to-side rolling

anti-submarine rocket
  • Specialized
7.3

A rocket launched from a ship to attack submarines

6.0

A person or group that opposes tax increases

anti-skid
  • Specialized
3.8

A strip or layer put on floors to stop slipping

Actions and rules to stop people from smoking

anti-TNF compound
  • Specialized
4.8

A medicine that blocks a protein that causes inflammation, used for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis

anti-torque rotor
  • Specialized
7.7

A rotor at the tail of a helicopter that stops it from spinning

A person who works to stop people from using tobacco

A Spanish armed group that tried to overthrow the government to make a communist state

How Opposed

extremist
  • Literature
163 6.9
anti
3 6.5
opponent
785 2.1
critic
553 3.0
doubter
19 4.2

Surface Forms

anti singular
antis plural

Etymology

Anti as a noun comes from the same Greek root anti- meaning 'against'. A helpful way to remember is that an anti is simply a person who is 'against' something, like someone who joins a protest.