ANTI-REPUBLICAN Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

antirepublican

adjective

Definition of antirepublican

as in antidemocratic

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Adjective

Although federal courts during the late 19th century remained painfully silent on the constitutionality of these antidemocratic measures, contemporary observers saw these redistricting efforts as more than a simple act of seeking partisan advantage.

— Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Tech leaders have quietly backed Anthropic, saying that AI isn’t ready for some weapons and that strong-arming companies is counterproductive and antidemocratic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of antidemocratic

Adjective

Orwell was exploring the roles that euphemism, tangled syntax, and dying metaphors can play in obscuring the true intentions of a totalitarian state.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Since then, North Korea has expanded its nuclear weapons program, and analysts believe the totalitarian regime now has dozens of nuclear warheads.

— Anna Coren, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of totalitarian

Adjective

There’s always another internet grift for someone looking to save himself fast, and without any gimmicky visual intrusions, the film feels authentically tuned into the aspirational mentality and oppressive reality of contemporary social media.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026
Amid an oppressive stretch of extreme heat and Florida-esque humidity that has been punishing much of California, consider, for a moment, the Ice Age.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of oppressive

Adjective

The Bulwark founder on how to build a coalition durable enough to defeat authoritarian populism.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
On the one hand, the film pays witness to all the authoritarian insanity unfolding at state houses around the country.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of authoritarian

Adjective

In both cases, there is something at once magisterial and leadenly self-regarding about the melancholic rhythms of Cusk’s prose, with its stiff and stately syntax and its utter impatience with the real vagaries of difference.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
As outlined in the magisterial biography produced by his grandson, Peter Ascoli, and a remarkable documentary by Aviva Kempner, Rosenwald’s accomplishments were breathtaking.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of magisterial

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