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

Newsom described this as an anti-fascist project, invoking the 53 days that Adolf Hitler used to consolidate power. —David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The group describes itself as pro-democracy, pro-immigrant, and anti-fascist. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025

As an anti-fascist social psychiatrist, Wertham decried Superman as a genetically superior savior who, through his might-makes-right methods, promoted fascist ideals. —Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025

In the four female protagonists in the book, political education appears as a key element to their path to join the anti-fascist resistance. —Suzanne Cope july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-fascist

• antifascist
• fascist