anti-Semitic

adjective

an·​ti-Se·​mit·​ic

ˌan-tē-sə-ˈmi-tik,

ˌan-tī- 

 also  -ˈme-

: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group

anti-Semitic statements/rhetoric

… his critics charge he is anti-Semitic and anti-black, allegations that he denies.

—James M. Perry

Examples of anti-Semitic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was followed by a pattern of persistent and severe anti-Semitic harassment of Complainants’ young daughter. —Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025

However, her exit comes just a day after X’s Grok AI chatbot was found posting anti-Semitic material, reigniting scrutiny over the platform’s content moderation policies. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 July 2025

Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that’s woven into Elon Musk’s social network, X, started posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025

Netanyahu labels as anti-Semitic anyone who dares to criticize his conduct of the war, yet, many of these critics are Israelis, Jews, who identify as Zionists and condemn the mass killing of a civilian population. —Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Time, 7 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

anti- + semitic, after German antisemitisch

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-Semitic

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