antifeminist

American  

[an-tee-fem-uhn-ist, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈfɛm ən ɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. opposed to feminism and feminist goals or policies.

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noun

1. a person who is opposed to feminism and feminist goals or policies.

Example Sentences

Wade, and the absolutely enormous antifeminist backlash within which we are all living.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Backlash politics are nothing new – Susan Faludi wrote about the phenomenon in her 1991 opus Backlash, which described the wave of antifeminist reaction that emerged in the 1980s following the second-wave feminist movement.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2019

This paradox prompted Lydia Polgreen, the deputy international editor at the New York Times and event moderator, to ask: is violent extremism inherently antifeminist and misogynistic?

From Time • Mar. 21, 2015

Similarly, those holding vehemently antifeminist beliefs considered the book an unforgivably radical text, full of screeds against everything from marital rape to — you guessed it — the tyranny of brassieres.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2013

Many interests gathered quickly to reinforce this antifeminist reaction, which, although exaggerated, had its origin in sincere feeling.

From Characters and events of Roman History by Ferrero, Frances Lance