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

Meanwhile, in San Diego, two anti-fascist activists found guilty of conspiracy are each sentenced to two years in prison. —Will Carless, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024

Woody Guthrie’s children’s songs are as beautiful and as impactful as his songs about immigrant rights and his anti-fascist songs. —Steve Appleford, SPIN, 28 June 2024

Black Americans in the Popular Front against Fascism The era of anti-fascist struggle was a crucial moment for Black radicals of all stripes. —JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024

These illiberal tactics, however, attracted widespread condemnation, above all from militant anti-fascists like Matteotti and his left-wing colleagues in the Chamber. —Amy King & Brian J Griffith / Made By History, TIME, 14 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above