anti-press

adjective

an·​ti-press ˌan-tē-ˈpres 

ˌan-tī-

: opposed to or hostile toward the press

anti-press sentiments

If anything, she's getting more anti-press despite winning and the fact that her man got more free media than any other candidate in history.

—The Daily News (Longview, Washington)

Examples of anti-press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump easily qualifies as the most anti-press president in the dinner’s 105-year history. — Paul Farhi, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026

And his brazen anti-press moves, which initially appeared to cow journalists, would stall in an onslaught of revelations about his role in covering up wrongdoing in his West Wing. — Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025

These journalists are particularly vulnerable to airstrikes and gunfire — all while having to operate in a territory controlled by Hamas, which is notorious for its anti-press measures. — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-press

• abs
• acquiesce
• authoress
• bodiless
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless