anticommunist

American  

[an-tahy-kahm-yuhn-ist, an-tee-] / ˌæn taɪˈkɑm yən ɪst, ˌæn ti- /

adjective

1. opposed to communism, especially in a vocal or public way.

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noun

1. a person who is opposed to communism, especially in a vocal or public way.

Example Sentences

This anticommunist union grew to have 10 million members, almost a third of the Polish population, ultimately making communist rule in Poland unsustainable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“This could reopen a lot of deep wounds within our anticommunist community,” says Quan Nguyen, whose father was an army physician.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

The city’s third and final socialist mayor, Frank Zeidler, left office in 1960 after serving three terms that overlapped with Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s notorious anticommunist campaign.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Savimbi was sent to a seminar at the American Enterprise Institute, hosted by the anticommunist stalwart Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a reception thrown by the Heritage Foundation, and another confab at Freedom House.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2016

The news media latched onto McCarthy's speech and catapulted him to national prominence as the most aggressive anticommunist leader in the United States.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau