anti-lynching

adjective

an·​ti-lynch·​ing ˌan-tē-ˈlin-chiŋ  ˌan-tī- 

: serving or intended to prevent or punish lynching

anti-lynching laws

Examples of anti-lynching in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The talk will spotlight Wells’ groundbreaking journalism, anti-lynching activism, suffrage leadership and connection to Chicago’s South Side, according to the library’s website. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

The national reaction to these killings prompted the first anti-lynching legislation in 1918. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

That September, Truman met separately with two groups calling for federal anti-lynching legislation, one led by Robeson and the other by White—who was joined by some insiders in the Democratic Party coalition’s progressive wing. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Aug. 2025

From anti-lynching bills, to the Civil Rights Acts, desegregation of schools, the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act, the NAACP has had a hand in major change. — Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025

An example of this is the NAACP’s campaign to lobby for anti-lynching federal legislation in the early 20th century. — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-lynching

• clinching
• flinching
• inching
• lynching
• pinching
• unflinching