anti-colonial

adjective

an·​ti-co·​lo·​nial

ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl, 

-nyəl, 

ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly anticolonial

: opposed to colonial rule of one country by another : opposing or resisting colonialism

anti-colonial movements

anti-colonialism

ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-ə-ˌli-zəm, 

-nyə-ˌli-, 

ˌan-tī- 

adjective

or less commonly anticolonialism

supporters of anti-colonialism

Examples of anti-colonial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For generations, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans have stood together, lending support and fighting alongside each other in anti-colonial and social justice movements. —Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 24 Nov. 2025

Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region. —Martin Dale, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025

There are streets and parks named for Cuban heroes—from Máximo Gómez, an anti-colonial fighter of the nineteenth century, to Osvaldo Payá, a Christian dissident who died in a suspicious car crash in 2012. —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

Much like Cuba supported anti-colonial and left-wing forces in Africa, Central and South America, the Cuban government saw the armed Black liberation movement in the U.S. as part of a global revolutionary struggle. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-colonial

• antimonial
• ceremonial
• matrimonial
• postcolonial
• precolonial
• testimonial
• anticolonial
• intercolonial
• neocolonial
• baronial
• colonial