anti-fascist

adjective

an·​ti-fas·​cist ˌan-tē-ˈfa-shist 

ˌan-tī-,

 also  -sist

variants or less commonly anti-Fascist or antifascist

: opposed to fascism

anti-fascist protesters

… the film suggests a counterculture version of the anti-fascist thrillers of the forties.

—The New Yorker

anti-fascist noun

or less commonly anti-Fascist or antifascist

Those few weeks turned me into a devout anti-fascist.

—Martha Gellhorn

anti-fascism

ˌan-tē-ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm 

ˌan-tī-

 also  -ˈfa-ˌsi-

noun

or less commonly anti-Fascism or antifascism

They were united only by their anti-Fascism and their contempt for Badoglio and the King.

—Robert Katz

Examples of anti-fascist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To me, that’s not anti-fascist. —Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Republicans in Washington have accused the protesters of prolonging the govenment shutdown, as well as hating America, being terrorists or belonging to Antifa, a loose group of anti-fascists. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025

This case is believed to represent the first use of a material support to terrorism charge against suspects alleged to be associated with the anti-fascist movement. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

The history of the anti-fascist movement dates back to the period between World War I and World War II when left-wing groups banded together to fight rising fascism in Germany, Italy, England and elsewhere across Europe. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-fascist

• antifascist
• fascist