variants or antitax
: opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
a vocal anti-tax activist
the antitax coalition

Examples of anti-tax in a Sentence

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The reliably anti-tax Republican Party of Florida is all for it. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Raising the payroll tax cap is gaining traction as a fix — even in the anti-tax GOP — to fend off deep cuts in retirement benefits. — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2026 This year’s effort was initially much broader, but a last-minute deal whittled it down to limit certain local taxes in return for legislators’ dropping a measure that would have required anti-tax measures to meet a two-thirds threshold. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 The New York Post reported Sunday that Schmidt has grown frustrated with the anti-tax coalition led in large part by Brin after the group failed to prevent California Democrats from endorsing the wealth-tax measure. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-tax

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-tax was in 1816

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“Anti-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tax. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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