anti-conservative

adjective

an·​ti-con·​ser·​va·​tive ˌan-tē-kən-ˈsər-və-tiv  ˌan-tī- 

: opposed to or hostile toward political conservatism

… has indeed taken some positions that irritate some professional Republicans, but for the most part these are not necessarily anti-conservative.

—Ben Wattenberg

Examples of anti-conservative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The organization has a presence on 3,500 campuses, holds conferences and updates several watchlists focused on eliminating anti-conservative bias. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025

Despite what the students view as anti-conservative bias, one predicted a conservative uprising, citing the assassination of Charlie Kirk as fuel for more right-leaning college students to speak out. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025

By March 1962, Welch was urging Birchers to write letters to local CBS affiliates, newspapers, and the FCC complaining of the network’s purported anti-conservative bias. — Time, 7 Oct. 2025

Trump, in his first turn in the White House, assailed Google, Facebook and other social media companies, accusing them of censorship and anti-conservative bias. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025

Trump has repeatedly accused the company and its social media peers of anti-conservative censorship, despite evidence to the contrary. — Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024

Many are negative, one-star reviews criticizing its anti-conservative stances, but a fair amount are positive and expressing support for Penzeys' products and politics. — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-conservative

• neoconservative
• conservative
• preservative