: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward males
an anti-male bias

Examples of anti-male in a Sentence

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New York Times exposed for anti-white, anti-male discrimination? — The Hill, 11 May 2026 Anyone who thinks this movie is anti-male isn’t paying any attention. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025 Conservative groups including America First Legal, which has filed numerous legal actions claiming anti-white and anti-male bias, have urged the Supreme Court to rule in favor of Ames. — Reuters, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025 Feminism needs rebranding because it is increasingly being perceived as encapsulating an anti-male belief system that aims to elbow men out of the way so that women can prosper. — Luba Kassova, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024 Some might still see Barbie as anti-feminist, or anti-male, and the movie as little more than a major corporate effort to boost the doll’s sales. — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 29 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-male was in 1889

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“Anti-male.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-male. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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