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noun. an· ti ˈan-ˌtī ˈan-tē. plural antis. Synonyms of anti. : one that is opposed. The group was divided into pros and antis. anti. 2 of 4. adjective. : opposed. the anti group. anti. 3 of 4. preposition. : opposed to : against. They were anti big corporations. anti- 4 of 4. prefix. ˌan-ˌtī, ˌan-tē, also before consonsants ˌan-ti.
Meaning of anti in English. anti. adjective, preposition. informal uk / ˈæn.ti / us / ˈæn.t̬i / Add to word list. opposed to or against a particular thing or person: We've received a lot of anti letters about that newspaper article. Just because I won't join you, it doesn't mean that I'm anti you. Opposite. pro.
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 ...
opposed to or against a particular thing or person: We've received a lot of anti letters about that newspaper article. Just because I won't join you, it doesn't mean that I'm anti you. Opposite. pro. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposing & against. ad hominem. against someone's beliefs. alienated. anti-boycott. converse.
To be anti is to be opposed to or against something, like an action, political party, or government. If you are anti love scenes, you might prefer an action flick. The word anti comes from the prefix anti- , which means “against” or “opposite,” and is still used in English words, such as antibodies and anti-hero .
opposed to or against: anti-terrorist laws, anti-American protesters. anti- prefix (opposite) opposite of or preventing: anti-clockwise movement, anti-lock brakes, anti-depressant drugs. Compare. pro- (Definition of anti- from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of anti- in Spanish. anti-, anti… See more.
Meaning & use. Quotations. 1. Prefixed adjectivally to nouns (including proper nouns). 1.a.i. Forming nouns denoting persons who or (occasionally) things which are set up or proclaimed as rivals or opponents to that which is denoted by the first element; also with the sense ‘pretended’, ‘spurious’, ‘pseudo-’ (cf. pseudo- comb. form 1 ).
