ANTI-IMMIGRANT Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

anti-immigrant

adjective

Definition of anti-immigrant

as in xenophobic

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Dissimilar Words

internationalist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of anti-immigrant At the same time, the war on terror fueled an alarming rise in xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment and discredited the country’s political and foreign policy elites. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 The backlash comes as anti-immigrant sentiments bubble to the surface in some parts of the country – despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 And rising anti-immigrant attitudes is slowing an inflow of foreigners. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 Coleman, who is married to an immigrant, dispelled any myths that his passionate testimony was racist, anti-immigrant or politically motivated. — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-immigrant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-immigrant

Adjective

Both need a robust GOP turnout to win in November and neither wants to risk alienating too many within the party’s xenophobic, anti-immigrant wing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Prevailing xenophobic notions of the time would have insisted on Bridget’s culpability, particularly when Irish women were seen as more likely to be able to swing an ax than leisurely ladies like Lizzie.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of xenophobic

Adjective

At large right-wing events, young conservatives have consistently espoused a deeply nativist strain of politics, and expressed their fandom of Fuentes and his politics.

— Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Not that extricating supply chains from China is sufficient in today’s nativist political climate.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of nativist

Adjective

The White House called the advertisement an educational, patriotic public service announcement, but did not identify which federal agency financed it.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
But from a searingly hot and tense Riyadh, draped in its green flags and patriotic banners, Saudi Arabia’s problem seems very much like America’s problem too.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026