ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Anti

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈæn.ti/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Anti is an adjective meaning Opposed to something.

Meaning

Opposed to something.

More Meanings

  1. (physical chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
  2. A person opposed to a concept or principle.
  3. (fandom slang, often derogatory) A fan who objects to a particular creator, franchise, fandom, character, ship, etc., especially on moral or sociopolitical grounds.
  4. (rare) Alternative form of anti-.

Example Sentences

I do not consider myself either a twitcher or an expert. Neither am I anti twitching.
The VLD fandom especially has cultivated a definition of antis as ones against a moral or societal ill (e.g., pedophilia, incest).
While I did not directly analyze how the antis define feminism, it appears that they believe Sarah J Maas as an author is a white feminist and therefore unable to write anything feminist.
Antis jumped on this announcement, calling it vote buying and indicative of the hypocrisy of prohibitionists who talked incessantly in the first election about the immorality of the antis' vote-buying efforts.

Word Forms

Synonyms for anti

Depending on context, synonyms include opponent, opposer, fancop, fandomentalist, fanpol, fanti.

Antonyms for anti

Common opposites include pro.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include counteractive, opposed, opposing, ant, anti-war, oppositionist.

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