anti-Nazi

adjective

an·​ti-Na·​zi ˌan-tē-ˈnät-sē How to pronounce anti-Nazi (audio)
-ˈnat-, 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to Nazis
anti-Nazi protesters
Then finally the country's strong anti-Nazi feelings crystallized in a vast, nationwide resistance effort.—Scott Sullivan
anti-Nazi noun
… a civilized man, an anti-Nazi who knows that Germany is lost but who will put up with Hitler because the alternative, Himmler, would be worse. —Newgate Callendar

Examples of anti-Nazi in a Sentence

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From the other side of the ideological spectrum, anti-Nazis interpreted the tolerant and pacifist spirit of the film as a rebuke to Nazi eugenics and militarism. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 That ramshackle but commodious 17th-century attic refuge became a significant node of cultural resistance in Vichy France — pretty much everybody who was anybody was dropping by for the anti-Nazi salon, and not least, the drinks. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026 It’s been claimed that in the 1930s Hollywood’s Jewish moguls put profits above alienating Adolf Hitler, Germany’s notoriously antisemitic Fuhrer, with anti-Nazi movies. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 Captain America would develop from WWII anti-Nazi fighter to the leader of the Avengers. — Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-Nazi

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-Nazi was in 1930

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“Anti-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Nazi. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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