anti-communist

adjective

an·​ti-com·​mu·​nist

ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-nist,

-yü-,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or anti-Communist or anticommunist

: opposed to Communism

anti-communist leaders

an anti-Communist ideology

anti-communist noun

or anti-Communist or anticommunist

… they expressed their feelings with a directness that few anti-Communists could rival.

—Julius Gould

anti-communism noun

or anti-Communism or anticommunism

ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm,

-yü-,

ˌan-tī- 

Sometimes he is aroused to arms against those whose anti-Communism is merely less salient or monolithic than his own …

—Dennis H. Wrong

Examples of anti-communist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moreover, Lai defined Taiwanese identity as inextricably anti-communist. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

Old war, new country Five Vietnamese-American journalists, publishers and others accused of pro-communist views — or of criticizing anti-communist groups — were killed between 1981 and 1990. —Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025

Pinochet admired his anti-communist stance, and was skeptical about the extent of Nazi crimes. —Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025

Due to these hearings, as well as an anti-communist publication called Red Channels, hundreds of screenwriters, directors, producers, actors and musicians were fired or blacklisted for having ties to liberal groups. —Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-communist

• noncommunist
• postcommunist