anti-racist

adjective

an·​ti-rac·​ist ˌan-tē-ˈrā-sist 

ˌan-tī-,

 also  -shist

variants or anti-racism

ˌan-tē-ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm 

ˌan-tī-,

 also  -ˌshi-

: opposed to racism

anti-racist views

anti-racist policies

Burdon's deep love of black music comes with an unusual degree of sincerity as does his long-standing anti-racist stance.

—Paul Taylor

They chanted anti-racism slogans and banged their fists on the newsroom walls …

—Allan Wolper

anti-racist noun

These are hardly the only recent instances of anti-racist works being targeted by anti-racists for being insufficiently anti-racist.

—Catherine Rampell

Examples of anti-racist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, since its inception, the university’s anti-racist research center has hardly hosted any events or turned out any discernible academic content despite the more than $1 million poured into it. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025

Hodges is the founder and CEO of The Woke Coach and leads anti-racist programming and trainings for clients inside and out of higher education. —Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025

To strip libraries of anti-racist books is a clear attempt to erase history and silence voices. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 May 2025

In a previous interview, Emry alleged Boswell’s anti-racist preaching upset some churchgoers and was one of the main reasons for the split. —Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-racist

• bassist
• racist