anti

noun

an·ti | \ ˈan-ˌtī ,

ˈan-tē

plural antis

Definition of anti

(Entry 1 of 4)

: one that is opposed The group was divided into pros and antis.

anti

adjective

Definition of anti (Entry 2 of 4)

: opposed the anti group

anti

preposition

Definition of anti (Entry 3 of 4)

: opposed to : against They were anti big corporations.

anti-

prefix

\ ˌan-ˌtī , ˌan-tē also ˌan-ti before consonsants \

variants: or ant- or anth-

Definition of anti- (Entry 4 of 4)

1a : 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

2a : 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

5 : being or composed of antimatter antiproton antihydrogen

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Synonyms & Antonyms for anti

Synonyms: Preposition

against, contra

Antonyms: Preposition

for, pro

Examples of anti in a Sentence

Preposition

if you ask me, she's anti anything that sounds like the least bit of fun

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Additional amounts of magnesium, B-complex vitamins, B-12, biotin, glutathione, zinc and anti-nausea drug Zofran are also barreling through my bloodstream. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Feeling the drip, drip, drip of the mobile IV craze," 13 June 2018 Share’s parents, who are Russian and Polish, fled brewing anti-Semitism in the 1920s. — latimes.com, "From L.A. to N.Y., hundreds of thousands join nationwide rallies to protest Trump's immigration policies," 1 July 2018 Comcast had flirted with the idea of buying these same properties last year, but potential anti-trust issues stymied its effort. — Laura Bradley, HWD, "What Disney and Comcast’s Battle Over Fox Means for Film and TV Fans," 14 June 2018 The dispute over what transpired next has turned into the latest standoff since Italy’s anti-migrant government took power last month. — Washington Post, "World Digest: July 12, 2018," 12 July 2018 Mr Macron promised to unveil an anti-poverty programme in September, as part of a redesign of France’s welfare state for the 21st century. — The Economist, "Emmanuel Macron’s popularity hits a new low," 12 July 2018 Listen, my family is in North Carolina, which has been the one state to successfully pass an anti-trans bathroom bill. — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, "Why trans actors should be cast in trans roles," 12 July 2018 Republicans have been pushing an anti-Pelosi message in the 2018 midterms, an attempt to stave off a potential blue wave amid resistance to President Trump. — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, "PX column: Aftab Pureval says he won't back Nancy Pelosi for Speaker if elected to Congress," 11 July 2018 The Hollywood elite has gotten involved, too, with the usual anti-Trump suspects immediately entering crisis mode. — Brian Flood, Fox News, "Mainstream media will pile on 'conservative' label to Trump's Supreme Court pick, study shows," 10 July 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Last year, a Norweigan anti-immigrant group produced a viral post attacking women in burqas on a bus. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "A Hijabi Woman Was Verbally Accosted on an MTA Bus," 12 July 2018 Thousands of anti-violence protesters participated in the march, shutting down traffic along the northbound lanes of Interstate 94, to draw attention to the violence and pressure public officials to do more to stop it. — Fox News, "Bishop criticizes priests who attended Trump rally as VIPs," 10 July 2018 The peril is that this form of divisive politics will seep deeper into the tapestry of the illiberal anti-immigrant pan-European movement. — Amro Ali, Time, "Denmark’s “Ghetto” Policies Are an Ominous Sign That Liberal Europe Is Starting to Unravel at the Seams," 3 July 2018 But the anti-immigrant far right has been gaining ground, nudging the entire political spectrum rightward — most strikingly, the Bavarian conservatives, who face state elections in October. — Katrin Bennhold, BostonGlobe.com, "Merkel’s coalition survives, for now," 2 July 2018 Italy’s populist Lega party entered government after extending its traditional northern support deep into the south with anti-immigrant rhetoric. — Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, "As Merkel’s Power Drains, the Threat to Europe Grows," 27 June 2018 The left is now in a total freak out mode that Donald Trump today used a lot of anti-Russia rhetoric and demanding that countries pay their fair share. — Fox News, "Steve Bannon on NATO: Trump is saying 'no more games'," 12 July 2018 The anti-establishment president went with another establishment court pick. — Jonathan Allen /, NBC News, "Trump goes full establishment with Supreme Court pick," 10 July 2018 Get our daily newsletter The reform is the first big bit of legislation by the month-old government, an uneasy coalition between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, led by Luigi Di Maio, and Matteo Salvini’s right-wing League. — The Economist, "Italy’s government proposes to limit fixed-term job contracts," 6 July 2018

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History and Etymology for anti

Noun

anti-

Adjective

see anti-

Preposition

see anti-

Prefix

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-

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