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prefix \ˌan-ˌtī, ˌan-tē also ˌan-ti before consonsants\Definition of ANTI-
1
a : of the same kind but situated opposite, exerting energy in the opposite direction, or pursuing an opposite policy <anticlinal> b : one that is opposite in kind to <anticlimax>
2
a : opposing or hostile to in opinion, sympathy, or practice <anti-Semite> b : opposing in effect or activity <antacid>
3
: serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate <antianxiety>
4
: combating or defending against <antiaircraft> <antimissile>
- an·ti·ac·a·dem·ic
- an·ti·ac·ne
- an·ti·ad·min·is·tra·tion
- an·ti·ag·gres·sion
- an·ti·ag·ing
- an·ti–AIDS
- an·ti·al·co·hol
- an·ti·al·co·hol·ism
- an·ti·alien
- an·ti·al·ler·gen·ic
- an·ti·al·ler·gy
- an·ti·ane·mia
- an·ti·apart·heid
- an·ti·aph·ro·di·si·ac
- an·ti–Ar·ab
- an·ti·aris·to·crat·ic
- an·ti·ar·mor
- an·ti·ar·thrit·ic
- an·ti·ar·thri·tis
- an·ti–Asian
- an·ti·as·sim·i·la·tion
- an·ti·asth·ma
- an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an
- an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism
- an·ti·au·thor·i·ty
- an·ti·aux·in
- an·ti·back·lash
- an·ti·bac·te·ri·al
- an·ti·bi·as
- an·ti·bill·board
- an·ti–Bol·she·vik
- an·ti·boss
- an·ti·bour·geois
- an·ti·boy·cott
- an·ti–Brit·ish
- an·ti·bug
- an·ti·bu·reau·crat·ic
- an·ti·bur·glar
- an·ti·bur·glary
- an·ti·cak·ing
- an·ti·cap·i·tal·ism
- an·ti·cap·i·tal·ist
- an·ti·car·cin·o·gen
- an·ti·car·ci·no·gen·ic
- an·ti·car·ies
- an·ti–Cath·o·lic
- an·ti–Ca·thol·i·cism
- an·ti·cel·lu·lite
- an·ti·cen·sor·ship
- an·ti·cho·les·ter·ol
- an·ti–Chris·tian
- an·ti–Chris·tian·i·ty
- an·ti·church
- an·ti·cig·a·rette
- an·ti·city
- an·ti·clas·si·cal
- an·ti·cling
- an·ti·clot·ting
- an·ti·cold
- an·ti·col·li·sion
- an·ti·co·lo·nial
- an·ti·co·lo·nial·ism
- an·ti·co·lo·nial·ist
- an·ti·com·mer·cial
- an·ti·com·mer·cial·ism
- an·ti·com·mu·nism
- an·ti·com·mu·nist
- an·ti·con·glom·er·ate
- an·ti·con·ser·va·tion
- an·ti·con·ser·va·tion·ist
- an·ti·con·sum·er
- an·ti·con·ven·tion·al
- an·ti·cor·po·rate
- an·ti·cor·ro·sion
- an·ti·cor·ro·sive
- an·ti·cor·rup·tion
- an·ti·coun·ter·feit·ing
- an·ti·crack
- an·ti·cre·ative
- an·ti·crime
- an·ti·cru·el·ty
- an·ti·cult
- an·ti·cul·tur·al
- an·ti·dan·druff
- an·ti–Dar·win·i·an
- an·ti–Dar·win·ism
- an·ti·def·a·ma·tion
- an·ti·de·pres·sion
- an·ti·de·seg·re·ga·tion
- an·ti·de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion
- an·ti·des·ic·cant
- an·ti·de·vel·op·ment
- an·ti·di·a·bet·ic
- an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al
- an·ti·di·lu·tion
- an·ti·dis·crim·i·na·tion
- an·ti·dog·mat·ic
- an·ti·draft
- an·ti·eco·nom·ic
- an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion·al
- an·ti·egal·i·tar·i·an
- an·ti·elite
- an·ti·elit·ism
- an·ti·elit·ist
- an·ti·emet·ic
- an·ti–En·glish
- an·ti·en·tro·pic
- an·ti·en·vi·ron·men·tal
- an·ti·ep·i·lep·sy
- an·ti·ep·i·lep·tic
- an·ti·erot·ic
- an·ti·es·sen·tial·ist
- an·ti·es·tab·lish·ment
- an·ti·es·tro·gen
- an·ti·evo·lu·tion
- an·ti·evo·lu·tion·ary
- an·ti·evo·lu·tion·ism
- an·ti·evo·lu·tion·ist
- an·ti·fam·i·ly
- an·ti·fas·cism
- an·ti·fas·cist
- an·ti·fash·ion
- an·ti·fash·ion·able
- an·ti·fa·tigue
- an·ti·fe·male
- an·ti·fem·i·nine
- an·ti·fem·i·nism
- an·ti·fem·i·nist
- an·ti·fil·i·bus·ter
- an·ti·flu
- an·ti·foam
- an·ti·foam·ing
- an·ti·fog·ging
- an·ti·for·eign
- an·ti·for·eign·er
- an·ti·for·mal·ist
- an·ti·fraud
- an·ti–French
- an·ti·fric·tion
- an·ti·fur
- an·ti·gam·bling
- an·ti·gang
- an·ti·gay
- an·ti–Ger·man
- an·ti·glare
- an·ti·glob·al·iza·tion
- an·ti·gov·ern·ment
- an·ti·growth
- an·ti·guer·ril·la
- an·ti·gun
- an·ti·ha·rass·ment
- an·ti·her·pes
- an·ti·hi·er·ar·chi·cal
- an·ti·hi·jack·ing
- an·ti·his·tor·i·cal
- an·ti–HIV
- an·ti·ho·mo·sex·u·al
- an·ti·hu·man·ism
- an·ti·hu·man·ist
- an·ti·hu·man·is·tic
- an·ti·hu·man·i·tar·i·an
- an·ti·hun·ger
- an·ti·hunt·er
- an·ti·hunt·ing
- an·ti·hys·ter·ic
- an·ti–ic·ing
- an·ti–ideo·log·i·cal
- an·ti–im·mi·grant
- an·ti–im·mi·gra·tion
- an·ti–im·pe·ri·al·ism
- an·ti–im·pe·ri·al·ist
- an·ti–in·cum·bent
- an·ti–in·fec·tive
- an·ti–in·flam·ma·tion
- an·ti–in·fla·tion
- an·ti–in·fla·tion·ary
- an·ti–in·sti·tu·tion·al
- an·ti–in·te·gra·tion
- an·ti–in·tru·sion
- an·ti–Irish
- an·ti–Ital·ian
- an·ti·jam
- an·ti·jam·ming
- an·ti–Jap·a·nese
- an·ti–Jew·ish
- an·ti–Ju·da·ism
- an·ti·kick·back
- an·ti·knock
- an·ti·la·bor
- an·ti·leak
- an·ti·lep·ro·sy
- an·ti·lib·er·al
- an·ti·lib·er·al·ism
- an·ti·lib·er·tar·i·an
- an·ti·lit·er·ary
- an·ti·lit·er·ate
- an·ti·lit·ter
- an·ti·lit·ter·ing
- an·ti·log·i·cal
- an·ti·lynch·ing
- an·ti·ma·cho
- an·ti·ma·lar·ia
- an·ti·male
- an·ti·man
- an·ti·man·age·ment
- an·ti·mar·i·jua·na
- an·ti·mar·ket
- an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ism
- an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ist
- an·ti·mech·a·nist
- an·ti·merg·er
- an·ti·met·a·bol·ic
- an·ti·meta·phys·i·cal
- an·ti·mil·i·ta·rism
- an·ti·mil·i·ta·rist
- an·ti·mil·i·ta·ris·tic
- an·ti·mil·i·tary
- an·ti·mine
- an·ti·mis·ce·ge·na·tion
- an·ti·mis·sile
- an·ti·mod·ern
- an·ti·mod·ern·ism
- an·ti·mod·ern·ist
- an·ti·mo·nar·chi·cal
- an·ti·mon·ar·chist
- an·ti·mo·nop·o·list
- an·ti·mo·nop·o·ly
- an·ti·mos·qui·to
- an·ti·mu·si·cal
- an·ti·nar·cot·ics
- an·ti·nar·ra·tive
- an·ti·na·tion·al
- an·ti·na·tion·al·ist
- an·ti·nat·u·ral
- an·ti·na·ture
- an·ti·nau·sea
- an·ti–Na·zi
- an·ti–Ne·gro
- an·ti·nep·o·tism
- an·ti·noise
- an·ti·obe·si·ty
- an·ti·ob·scen·i·ty
- an·ti·or·ga·ni·za·tion
- an·ti·pa·pal
- an·ti·par·a·sit·ic
- an·ti·par·ty
- an·ti·pes·ti·cide
- an·ti·pi·ra·cy
- an·ti·plague
- an·ti·plaque
- an·ti·plate·let
- an·ti·plea·sure
- an·ti·poach·ing
- an·ti·po·lice
- an·ti·po·lit·i·cal
- an·ti·pol·i·tics
- an·ti·pop·u·lar
- an·ti·porn
- an·ti·por·no·graph·ic
- an·ti·por·nog·ra·phy
- an·ti·pot
- an·ti·pov·er·ty
- an·ti·pred·a·tor
- an·ti·press
- an·ti·prof·i·teer·ing
- an·ti·pro·gres·sive
- an·ti·pros·ti·tu·tion
- an·ti·pru·rit·ic
- an·ti·ra·bies
- an·ti·ra·chit·ic
- an·ti·rac·ism
- an·ti·rac·ist
- an·ti·rack·e·teer·ing
- an·ti·ra·dar
- an·ti·rad·i·cal
- an·ti·rad·i·cal·ism
- an·ti·rape
- an·ti·ra·tio·nal
- an·ti·ra·tio·nal·ism
- an·ti·ra·tio·nal·ist
- an·ti·ra·tio·nal·i·ty
- an·ti·re·al·ism
- an·ti·re·al·ist
- an·ti·re·ces·sion
- an·ti·re·ces·sion·ary
- an·ti·red
- an·ti·re·duc·tion·ism
- an·ti·re·duc·tion·ist
- an·ti·re·flec·tion
- an·ti·re·flec·tive
- an·ti·re·form
- an·ti·reg·u·la·to·ry
- an·ti·re·li·gion
- an·ti·re·li·gious
- an·ti·re·pub·li·can
- an·ti·rev·o·lu·tion·ary
- an·ti·ri·ot
- an·ti·rit·u·al·ism
- an·ti·rock
- an·ti·roll
- an·ti·ro·man·tic
- an·ti·ro·man·ti·cism
- an·ti·roy·al·ist
- an·ti–Rus·sian
- an·ti·rust
- an·ti·sat·el·lite
- an·ti·schizo·phre·nia
- an·ti·schiz·o·phren·ic
- an·ti·sci·ence
- an·ti·sci·en·tif·ic
- an·ti·se·cre·cy
- an·ti·seg·re·ga·tion
- an·ti·sei·zure
- an·ti·sen·ti·men·tal
- an·ti·sep·a·rat·ist
- an·ti·sex
- an·ti·sex·ist
- an·ti·sex·u·al
- an·ti·sex·u·al·i·ty
- an·ti·shark
- an·ti·ship
- an·ti·shock
- an·ti·shop·lift·ing
- an·ti·skid
- an·ti·slav·ery
- an·ti·sleep
- an·ti·slip
- an·ti·smog
- an·ti·smoke
- an·ti·smok·er
- an·ti·smok·ing
- an·ti·smug·gling
- an·ti·smut
- an·ti·snob
- an·ti·so·cial·ist
- an·ti·sod·omy
- an·ti–So·vi·et
- an·ti–So·vi·et·ism
- an·ti·spam
- an·ti·spec·u·la·tion
- an·ti·spec·u·la·tive
- an·ti·spend·ing
- an·ti–Sta·lin·ist
- an·ti·state
- an·ti·stat·ist
- an·ti·stick
- an·ti·stress
- an·ti·strike
- an·ti·stu·dent
- an·ti·sub·ma·rine
- an·ti·sub·si·dy
- an·ti·sub·ver·sion
- an·ti·sub·ver·sive
- an·ti·sui·cide
- an·ti·syph·i·lit·ic
- an·ti·take·over
- an·ti·tank
- an·ti·tar·nish
- an·ti·tax
- an·ti·tech·no·log·i·cal
- an·ti·tech·nol·o·gy
- an·ti·ter·ror·ism
- an·ti·ter·ror·ist
- an·ti·theft
- an·ti·the·o·ret·i·cal
- an·ti·to·bac·co
- an·ti·to·tal·i·tar·i·an
- an·ti·tra·di·tion·al
- an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lar
- an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
- an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lous
- an·ti·tu·mor
- an·ti·tu·mor·al
- an·ti·ty·phoid
- an·ti·ul·cer
- an·ti·un·em·ploy·ment
- an·ti·union
- an·ti·uni·ver·si·ty
- an·ti·ur·ban
- an·ti·vi·o·lence
- an·ti·vi·ral
- an·ti·vi·rus
- an·ti·vivi·sec·tion
- an·ti·vivi·sec·tion·ist
- an·ti·war
- an·ti·wear
- an·ti·wel·fare
- an·ti–West
- an·ti–West·ern
- an·ti·whal·ing
- an·ti·wom·an
- an·ti·wrin·kle
- an·ti–Zi·on·ism
- an·ti–Zi·on·ist
See Variants of ANTI-
anti- or ant- or anth-
Origin of ANTI-
anti- from Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; ant- from Middle English, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; anth- from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti — more at ante-
anti-
prefix (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ANTI-
1
: opposing in effect or activity : inhibiting <antacid> <anthelmintic> <antihistamine>
2
: serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate <antianxiety>
Variants of ANTI-
anti- or ant- or anth-
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