anti
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Origin of anti
1Words that may be confused with anti
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Other definitions for anti- (2 of 2)
a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formation of compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton).
Origin of anti-
2- Also before a vowel, ant-.
usage note For anti-
Words that may be confused with anti-
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How to use anti in a sentence
Giffords joined filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen on the stage to discuss the need for anti gun violence prevention, including Congressional action.
Gabby Giffords Remains Optimistic That the U.S. Can Fix Its Gun Violence Problem | Julia Zorthian | June 7, 2022 | TImeMy go-to anti-fatigue floor mat, the anti Fatigue Kitchen Floor Mat by Eroghead, feels nice and spongy under my feet, so it serves as motivation for standing while I work.
But, as Patsky points out, Google is being investigated for anti competitive practices.
How to Invest in Companies That Are Actually Helping the Environment | Mark Dent | October 5, 2021 | TimeJealousy and suspicion line up the antis and knockers against any man or measure bigger than their two-by-four standards.
San Diego’s Sky-High Dreams Keep Getting Quashed | Randy Dotinga | February 2, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoBefore anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
A few years back, designer John Galliano was fined by the government for sharing just such anti-semitic sentiments in public.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America? | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe anti-crime cops began searching the likely path of flight.
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanMartini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe unoccupied pallet of Martini lay in one corner of this miserable anti-room.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe sincerely hates all anti-tobaccoites and has a supreme disgust for the memory of King James I. and all royal foes of the plant.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Let no opportunity be missed of exposing the true character of the vile and selfish agitators of the anti-corn-law league.
British Dictionary definitions for anti (1 of 2)
/ (ˈæntɪ) informal /
opposed to a party, policy, attitude, etc: he won't join because he is rather anti
an opponent of a party, policy, etc
British Dictionary definitions for anti- (2 of 2)
against; opposing: anticlerical; antisocial
opposite to: anticlimax; antimere
rival; false: antipope
counteracting, inhibiting, or neutralizing: antifreeze; antihistamine
designating the antiparticle of the particle specified: antineutron
Origin of anti-
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Scientific definitions for anti-
A prefix whose basic meaning is against. It is used to form adjectives that mean counteracting (such as antiseptic, preventing infection). It is also used to form nouns referring to substances that counteract other substances (such as antihistamine, a substance counteracting histamine), and nouns meaning something that displays opposite, reverse, or inverse characteristics of something else (such as anticyclone, a storm that circulates in the opposite direction from a cyclone). Before a vowel it becomes ant-, as in antacid.
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