anti-colonial

adjective

an·​ti-co·​lo·​nial ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl 

-nyəl, 

ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly anticolonial

: opposed to colonial rule of one country by another : opposing or resisting colonialism

anti-colonial movements

anti-colonialism

ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-ə-ˌli-zəm, 

-nyə-ˌli-, 

ˌan-tī- 

adjective

or less commonly anticolonialism

supporters of anti-colonialism

Examples of anti-colonial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Public support for the Palestinian cause has long been strong in Ireland, which has a history of supporting anti-colonial movements following its own experience of British rule. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

Other highlights of his 180-strong filmography included Afrique 50, which is dubbed the first anti-colonial film. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

People believed that a newly Muslim Japan would lead the Muslims of Asia in anti-colonial resistance against the West. — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

The inveterate white supremacist Woodrow Wilson mouthed anti-colonial rhetoric before reverting to form at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-colonial

• antimonial
• ceremonial
• matrimonial
• postcolonial
• precolonial
• testimonial
• anticolonial
• intercolonial
• neocolonial
• baronial
• colonial