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

Republicans in Washington have accused the protesters of prolonging the govenment shutdown, as well as hating America, being terrorists or belonging to Antifa, a loose group of anti-fascists. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025

This case is believed to represent the first use of a material support to terrorism charge against suspects alleged to be associated with the anti-fascist movement. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

The history of the anti-fascist movement dates back to the period between World War I and World War II when left-wing groups banded together to fight rising fascism in Germany, Italy, England and elsewhere across Europe. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community rallied in the center of campus on Wednesday for – and against – a professor who was involved in an anti-fascist gun club. —Julia Bonavita , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-fascist

• antifascist
• fascist