anti-feminist
adjective
an·ti-fem·i·nist
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-nist 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to feminism
… the obviously anti-feminist bias of these cultural and literary practices.—
Kirk Combe
Kirk Combe
anti-feminism
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm
noun
ˌan-tī-
The current of anti-feminism which developed in the newer religious orders …
—Margaret W. Labarge
Margaret W. Labarge
anti-feminist
noun
… a publicly abusive faction of men's right advocates and anti-feminists …
—Grant Barrett
Grant Barrett
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
One of the clearest examples of an anti-feminist conspiracy theory that lay behind a neo-Nazi attack, DiBranco said, took place in Norway in 2011.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
The answer to pharmaceutical and wellness overclaiming is not a counter-narrative that frames women who seek hormonal support as manipulated or anti-feminist.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026
If anything, the events that lead her down a life of anti-feminist advocacy are almost quotidian.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Everyone wants to understand anti-feminist women.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
These anti-feminist arguments are not carbon copies of each other.
—Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Publicly, the livestreamer has described himself as a Christian nationalist, espousing anti-LGBTQ, anti-feminist, misogynist views while calling out Kirk’s conservative organization, Turning Point USA, for not taking enough of a hard line.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
And whether this film – which was called anti-feminist at its Venice Film Festival premiere – will have an impact.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
One of the clearest examples of an anti-feminist conspiracy theory that lay behind a neo-Nazi attack, DiBranco said, took place in Norway in 2011.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
The answer to pharmaceutical and wellness overclaiming is not a counter-narrative that frames women who seek hormonal support as manipulated or anti-feminist.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026
If anything, the events that lead her down a life of anti-feminist advocacy are almost quotidian.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Everyone wants to understand anti-feminist women.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
These anti-feminist arguments are not carbon copies of each other.
—Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Publicly, the livestreamer has described himself as a Christian nationalist, espousing anti-LGBTQ, anti-feminist, misogynist views while calling out Kirk’s conservative organization, Turning Point USA, for not taking enough of a hard line.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
And whether this film – which was called anti-feminist at its Venice Film Festival premiere – will have an impact.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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