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

Incidents were categorized as left-wing if they were motivated by a number of factors, including resistance to capitalism, support for LGBTQ rights, black nationalism and anti-fascist rhetoric. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

But what is the anti-fascist movement, known collectively as antifa? —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

The roots of anti-fascist activism can be traced to a period just after World War I when German and Italian leftists came together and fought against fascist gangs. —Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

The song was popularized as an anti-fascist anthem in Italy following World War II. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-fascist

• antifascist
• fascist