anti-feminist
adjective
an·ti-fem·i·nist
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-nist 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to feminism
… the obviously anti-feminist bias of these cultural and literary practices.—
Kirk Combe
Kirk Combe
anti-feminism
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm
noun
ˌan-tī-
The current of anti-feminism which developed in the newer religious orders …
—Margaret W. Labarge
Margaret W. Labarge
anti-feminist
noun
… a publicly abusive faction of men's right advocates and anti-feminists …
—Grant Barrett
Grant Barrett
Examples of anti-feminist in a Sentence
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According to Murphy, the manosphere is a collection of websites, forums, and content centered on male interests, often with an anti-feminist perspective.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
At a time when young men are being radicalized by anti-feminist, pro-misogynistic content, the account aims to surface something more equalizing on the For You Pages of young people.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Rights activists view the term as dehumanizing and an anti-LGBTQ and anti-feminist trope.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Appearing on an anti-feminist podcast in 2021, JD Vance compared his ambitions for a conservative takeover of America to U.S. policy in postwar Iraq.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
In China, for instance, the government has taken a sharply anti-feminist stance in recent years.
—Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
The movement spread in South Korea after the election of conservative president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who according to Time, capitalized on the anti-feminist movement and worked to appeal to men who were anxious about losing ground to women.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
South Korean women organized it to protest a rise in anti-feminist movements following the election of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
There is a sense that this is kind of an anti-feminist role.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
At a time when young men are being radicalized by anti-feminist, pro-misogynistic content, the account aims to surface something more equalizing on the For You Pages of young people.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Rights activists view the term as dehumanizing and an anti-LGBTQ and anti-feminist trope.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Appearing on an anti-feminist podcast in 2021, JD Vance compared his ambitions for a conservative takeover of America to U.S. policy in postwar Iraq.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
In China, for instance, the government has taken a sharply anti-feminist stance in recent years.
—Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
The movement spread in South Korea after the election of conservative president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who according to Time, capitalized on the anti-feminist movement and worked to appeal to men who were anxious about losing ground to women.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
South Korean women organized it to protest a rise in anti-feminist movements following the election of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
There is a sense that this is kind of an anti-feminist role.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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