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

As an anti-fascist social psychiatrist, Wertham decried Superman as a genetically superior savior who, through his might-makes-right methods, promoted fascist ideals. —Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025

In the four female protagonists in the book, political education appears as a key element to their path to join the anti-fascist resistance. —Suzanne Cope july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

Its members have been involved in plots to murder anti-fascist activists, poison water supplies, derail trains and attack critical infrastructure. —Art Jipson, The Conversation, 11 June 2025

From the 1920s onwards, the novel was one of the ways in which anti-fascists challenged the right’s ascendancy. —David Renton may 12, Literary Hub, 12 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-fascist

• antifascist
• fascist