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

Recently in Colorado, a progressive 15-term Democratic member of Congress lost a primary election to a DSA candidate who refuses to condemn as anti-Semitic the firebombing of a demonstration for Israeli hostages. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Amid the investigations, authorities discovered a slew of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic text messages exchanged between officers in 2023. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

The report, which was released on Monday, allegedly revealed racist, anti-Semitic, sexist and other disturbing texts that date back more than 10 years. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Local Minneapolis prosecutors had invoked the law to suppress a sensational, anti-Semitic tabloid, The Saturday Press, which had been relentlessly attacking city officials as corrupt and in league with Jewish mobsters. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026

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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