Dictionary

anti-

prefix \ˌan-ˌtī, ˌan-tē also ˌan-ti before consonsants\

: opposite to something

: against someone or something

: acting to prevent something

Full Definition of ANTI-

1
a :  of the same kind but situated opposite, exerting energy in the opposite direction, or pursuing an opposite policy <anticlinal>
b :  one that is opposite in kind to <anticlimax>
2
a :  opposing or hostile to in opinion, sympathy, or practice <anti-Semite>
b :  opposing in effect or activity <antacid>
3
:  serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate <antianxiety>
4
:  combating or defending against <antiaircraft> <antimissile>
  1. an·ti·ac·a·dem·ic
  2. an·ti·ac·ne
  3. an·ti·ad·min·is·tra·tion
  4. an·ti·ag·gres·sion
  5. an·ti·ag·ing
  6. an·ti–AIDS
  7. an·ti·al·co·hol
  8. an·ti·al·co·hol·ism
  9. an·ti·alien
  10. an·ti·al·ler·gen·ic
  11. an·ti·al·ler·gy
  12. an·ti·ane·mia
  13. an·ti·apart·heid
  14. an·ti·aph·ro·di·si·ac
  15. an·ti–Ar·ab
  16. an·ti·aris·to·crat·ic
  17. an·ti·ar·mor
  18. an·ti·ar·thrit·ic
  19. an·ti·ar·thri·tis
  20. an·ti–Asian
  21. an·ti·as·sim·i·la·tion
  22. an·ti·asth·ma
  23. an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an
  24. an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism
  25. an·ti·au·thor·i·ty
  26. an·ti·aux·in
  27. an·ti·back·lash
  28. an·ti·bac·te·ri·al
  29. an·ti·bi·as
  30. an·ti·bill·board
  31. an·ti–Bol·she·vik
  32. an·ti·boss
  33. an·ti·bour·geois
  34. an·ti·boy·cott
  35. an·ti–Brit·ish
  36. an·ti·bug
  37. an·ti·bu·reau·crat·ic
  38. an·ti·bur·glar
  39. an·ti·bur·glary
  40. an·ti·cak·ing
  41. an·ti·cap·i·tal·ism
  42. an·ti·cap·i·tal·ist
  43. an·ti·car·cin·o·gen
  44. an·ti·car·ci·no·gen·ic
  45. an·ti·car·ies
  46. an·ti–Cath·o·lic
  47. an·ti–Ca·thol·i·cism
  48. an·ti·cel·lu·lite
  49. an·ti·cen·sor·ship
  50. an·ti·cho·les·ter·ol
  51. an·ti–Chris·tian
  52. an·ti–Chris·tian·i·ty
  53. an·ti·church
  54. an·ti·cig·a·rette
  55. an·ti·city
  56. an·ti·clas·si·cal
  57. an·ti·cling
  58. an·ti·clot·ting
  59. an·ti·cold
  60. an·ti·col·li·sion
  61. an·ti·co·lo·nial
  62. an·ti·co·lo·nial·ism
  63. an·ti·co·lo·nial·ist
  64. an·ti·com·mer·cial
  65. an·ti·com·mer·cial·ism
  66. an·ti·com·mu·nism
  67. an·ti·com·mu·nist
  68. an·ti·con·glom·er·ate
  69. an·ti·con·ser·va·tion
  70. an·ti·con·ser·va·tion·ist
  71. an·ti·con·sum·er
  72. an·ti·con·ven·tion·al
  73. an·ti·cor·po·rate
  74. an·ti·cor·ro·sion
  75. an·ti·cor·ro·sive
  76. an·ti·cor·rup·tion
  77. an·ti·coun·ter·feit·ing
  78. an·ti·crack
  79. an·ti·cre·ative
  80. an·ti·crime
  81. an·ti·cru·el·ty
  82. an·ti·cult
  83. an·ti·cul·tur·al
  84. an·ti·dan·druff
  85. an·ti–Dar·win·i·an
  86. an·ti–Dar·win·ism
  87. an·ti·def·a·ma·tion
  88. an·ti·de·pres·sion
  89. an·ti·de·seg·re·ga·tion
  90. an·ti·de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion
  91. an·ti·des·ic·cant
  92. an·ti·de·vel·op·ment
  93. an·ti·di·a·bet·ic
  94. an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al
  95. an·ti·di·lu·tion
  96. an·ti·dis·crim·i·na·tion
  97. an·ti·dog·mat·ic
  98. an·ti·draft
  99. an·ti·eco·nom·ic
  100. an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion·al
  101. an·ti·egal·i·tar·i·an
  102. an·ti·elite
  103. an·ti·elit·ism
  104. an·ti·elit·ist
  105. an·ti·emet·ic
  106. an·ti–En·glish
  107. an·ti·en·tro·pic
  108. an·ti·en·vi·ron·men·tal
  109. an·ti·ep·i·lep·sy
  110. an·ti·ep·i·lep·tic
  111. an·ti·erot·ic
  112. an·ti·es·sen·tial·ist
  113. an·ti·es·tab·lish·ment
  114. an·ti·es·tro·gen
  115. an·ti·evo·lu·tion
  116. an·ti·evo·lu·tion·ary
  117. an·ti·evo·lu·tion·ism
  118. an·ti·evo·lu·tion·ist
  119. an·ti·fam·i·ly
  120. an·ti·fas·cism
  121. an·ti·fas·cist
  122. an·ti·fash·ion
  123. an·ti·fash·ion·able
  124. an·ti·fa·tigue
  125. an·ti·fe·male
  126. an·ti·fem·i·nine
  127. an·ti·fem·i·nism
  128. an·ti·fem·i·nist
  129. an·ti·fil·i·bus·ter
  130. an·ti·flu
  131. an·ti·foam
  132. an·ti·foam·ing
  133. an·ti·fog·ging
  134. an·ti·for·eign
  135. an·ti·for·eign·er
  136. an·ti·for·mal·ist
  137. an·ti·fraud
  138. an·ti–French
  139. an·ti·fric·tion
  140. an·ti·fur
  141. an·ti·gam·bling
  142. an·ti·gang
  143. an·ti·gay
  144. an·ti–Ger·man
  145. an·ti·glare
  146. an·ti·glob·al·iza·tion
  147. an·ti·gov·ern·ment
  148. an·ti·growth
  149. an·ti·guer·ril·la
  150. an·ti·gun
  151. an·ti·ha·rass·ment
  152. an·ti·her·pes
  153. an·ti·hi·er·ar·chi·cal
  154. an·ti·hi·jack·ing
  155. an·ti·his·tor·i·cal
  156. an·ti–HIV
  157. an·ti·ho·mo·sex·u·al
  158. an·ti·hu·man·ism
  159. an·ti·hu·man·ist
  160. an·ti·hu·man·is·tic
  161. an·ti·hu·man·i·tar·i·an
  162. an·ti·hun·ger
  163. an·ti·hunt·er
  164. an·ti·hunt·ing
  165. an·ti·hys·ter·ic
  166. an·ti–ic·ing
  167. an·ti–ideo·log·i·cal
  168. an·ti–im·mi·grant
  169. an·ti–im·mi·gra·tion
  170. an·ti–im·pe·ri·al·ism
  171. an·ti–im·pe·ri·al·ist
  172. an·ti–in·cum·bent
  173. an·ti–in·fec·tive
  174. an·ti–in·flam·ma·tion
  175. an·ti–in·fla·tion
  176. an·ti–in·fla·tion·ary
  177. an·ti–in·sti·tu·tion·al
  178. an·ti–in·te·gra·tion
  179. an·ti–in·tru·sion
  180. an·ti–Irish
  181. an·ti–Ital·ian
  182. an·ti·jam
  183. an·ti·jam·ming
  184. an·ti–Jap·a·nese
  185. an·ti–Jew·ish
  186. an·ti–Ju·da·ism
  187. an·ti·kick·back
  188. an·ti·knock
  189. an·ti·la·bor
  190. an·ti·leak
  191. an·ti·lep·ro·sy
  192. an·ti·lib·er·al
  193. an·ti·lib·er·al·ism
  194. an·ti·lib·er·tar·i·an
  195. an·ti·lit·er·ary
  196. an·ti·lit·er·ate
  197. an·ti·lit·ter
  198. an·ti·lit·ter·ing
  199. an·ti·log·i·cal
  200. an·ti·lynch·ing
  201. an·ti·ma·cho
  202. an·ti·ma·lar·ia
  203. an·ti·male
  204. an·ti·man
  205. an·ti·man·age·ment
  206. an·ti·mar·i·jua·na
  207. an·ti·mar·ket
  208. an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ism
  209. an·ti·ma·te·ri·al·ist
  210. an·ti·mech·a·nist
  211. an·ti·merg·er
  212. an·ti·met·a·bol·ic
  213. an·ti·meta·phys·i·cal
  214. an·ti·mil·i·ta·rism
  215. an·ti·mil·i·ta·rist
  216. an·ti·mil·i·ta·ris·tic
  217. an·ti·mil·i·tary
  218. an·ti·mine
  219. an·ti·mis·ce·ge·na·tion
  220. an·ti·mis·sile
  221. an·ti·mod·ern
  222. an·ti·mod·ern·ism
  223. an·ti·mod·ern·ist
  224. an·ti·mo·nar·chi·cal
  225. an·ti·mon·ar·chist
  226. an·ti·mo·nop·o·list
  227. an·ti·mo·nop·o·ly
  228. an·ti·mos·qui·to
  229. an·ti·mu·si·cal
  230. an·ti·nar·cot·ics
  231. an·ti·nar·ra·tive
  232. an·ti·na·tion·al
  233. an·ti·na·tion·al·ist
  234. an·ti·nat·u·ral
  235. an·ti·na·ture
  236. an·ti·nau·sea
  237. an·ti–Na·zi
  238. an·ti–Ne·gro
  239. an·ti·nep·o·tism
  240. an·ti·noise
  241. an·ti·obe·si·ty
  242. an·ti·ob·scen·i·ty
  243. an·ti·or·ga·ni·za·tion
  244. an·ti·pa·pal
  245. an·ti·par·a·sit·ic
  246. an·ti·par·ty
  247. an·ti·pes·ti·cide
  248. an·ti·pi·ra·cy
  249. an·ti·plague
  250. an·ti·plaque
  251. an·ti·plate·let
  252. an·ti·plea·sure
  253. an·ti·poach·ing
  254. an·ti·po·lice
  255. an·ti·po·lit·i·cal
  256. an·ti·pol·i·tics
  257. an·ti·pop·u·lar
  258. an·ti·porn
  259. an·ti·por·no·graph·ic
  260. an·ti·por·nog·ra·phy
  261. an·ti·pot
  262. an·ti·pov·er·ty
  263. an·ti·pred·a·tor
  264. an·ti·press
  265. an·ti·prof·i·teer·ing
  266. an·ti·pro·gres·sive
  267. an·ti·pros·ti·tu·tion
  268. an·ti·pru·rit·ic
  269. an·ti·ra·bies
  270. an·ti·ra·chit·ic
  271. an·ti·rac·ism
  272. an·ti·rac·ist
  273. an·ti·rack·e·teer·ing
  274. an·ti·ra·dar
  275. an·ti·rad·i·cal
  276. an·ti·rad·i·cal·ism
  277. an·ti·rape
  278. an·ti·ra·tio·nal
  279. an·ti·ra·tio·nal·ism
  280. an·ti·ra·tio·nal·ist
  281. an·ti·ra·tio·nal·i·ty
  282. an·ti·re·al·ism
  283. an·ti·re·al·ist
  284. an·ti·re·ces·sion
  285. an·ti·re·ces·sion·ary
  286. an·ti·red
  287. an·ti·re·duc·tion·ism
  288. an·ti·re·duc·tion·ist
  289. an·ti·re·flec·tion
  290. an·ti·re·flec·tive
  291. an·ti·re·form
  292. an·ti·reg·u·la·to·ry
  293. an·ti·re·li·gion
  294. an·ti·re·li·gious
  295. an·ti·re·pub·li·can
  296. an·ti·rev·o·lu·tion·ary
  297. an·ti·ri·ot
  298. an·ti·rit·u·al·ism
  299. an·ti·rock
  300. an·ti·roll
  301. an·ti·ro·man·tic
  302. an·ti·ro·man·ti·cism
  303. an·ti·roy·al·ist
  304. an·ti–Rus·sian
  305. an·ti·rust
  306. an·ti·sat·el·lite
  307. an·ti·schizo·phre·nia
  308. an·ti·schiz·o·phren·ic
  309. an·ti·sci·ence
  310. an·ti·sci·en·tif·ic
  311. an·ti·se·cre·cy
  312. an·ti·seg·re·ga·tion
  313. an·ti·sei·zure
  314. an·ti·sen·ti·men·tal
  315. an·ti·sep·a·rat·ist
  316. an·ti·sex
  317. an·ti·sex·ist
  318. an·ti·sex·u·al
  319. an·ti·sex·u·al·i·ty
  320. an·ti·shark
  321. an·ti·ship
  322. an·ti·shock
  323. an·ti·shop·lift·ing
  324. an·ti·skid
  325. an·ti·slav·ery
  326. an·ti·sleep
  327. an·ti·slip
  328. an·ti·smog
  329. an·ti·smoke
  330. an·ti·smok·er
  331. an·ti·smok·ing
  332. an·ti·smug·gling
  333. an·ti·smut
  334. an·ti·snob
  335. an·ti·so·cial·ist
  336. an·ti·sod·omy
  337. an·ti–So·vi·et
  338. an·ti–So·vi·et·ism
  339. an·ti·spam
  340. an·ti·spec·u·la·tion
  341. an·ti·spec·u·la·tive
  342. an·ti·spend·ing
  343. an·ti–Sta·lin·ist
  344. an·ti·state
  345. an·ti·stat·ist
  346. an·ti·stick
  347. an·ti·stress
  348. an·ti·strike
  349. an·ti·stu·dent
  350. an·ti·sub·ma·rine
  351. an·ti·sub·si·dy
  352. an·ti·sub·ver·sion
  353. an·ti·sub·ver·sive
  354. an·ti·sui·cide
  355. an·ti·syph·i·lit·ic
  356. an·ti·take·over
  357. an·ti·tank
  358. an·ti·tar·nish
  359. an·ti·tax
  360. an·ti·tech·no·log·i·cal
  361. an·ti·tech·nol·o·gy
  362. an·ti·ter·ror·ism
  363. an·ti·ter·ror·ist
  364. an·ti·theft
  365. an·ti·the·o·ret·i·cal
  366. an·ti·to·bac·co
  367. an·ti·to·tal·i·tar·i·an
  368. an·ti·tra·di·tion·al
  369. an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lar
  370. an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
  371. an·ti·tu·ber·cu·lous
  372. an·ti·tu·mor
  373. an·ti·tu·mor·al
  374. an·ti·ty·phoid
  375. an·ti·ul·cer
  376. an·ti·un·em·ploy·ment
  377. an·ti·union
  378. an·ti·uni·ver·si·ty
  379. an·ti·ur·ban
  380. an·ti·vi·o·lence
  381. an·ti·vi·ral
  382. an·ti·vi·rus
  383. an·ti·vivi·sec·tion
  384. an·ti·vivi·sec·tion·ist
  385. an·ti·war
  386. an·ti·wear
  387. an·ti·wel·fare
  388. an·ti–West
  389. an·ti–West·ern
  390. an·ti·whal·ing
  391. an·ti·wom·an
  392. an·ti·wrin·kle
  393. an·ti–Zi·on·ism
  394. an·ti–Zi·on·ist

Variants of ANTI-

anti- or ant- or anth-
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Origin of ANTI-

anti- from Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; ant- from Middle English, from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti; anth- from Latin, against, from Greek, from anti — more at ante-
ANTIMILITARISTIC Defined for Kids

anti-

prefix \ˈan-ti, ˈan-ˌtī\

Definition of ANTI- for Kids

1
:  opposite in kind, position, or action <anticyclone>
2
:  hostile toward <antisocial>

Variants of ANTI-

anti- or ant- \ant\
Medical Dictionary

anti-

prefix

Medical Definition of ANTI-

1
:  opposing in effect or activity :  inhibiting <antacid> <anthelmintic> <antihistamine>
2
:  serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate <antianxiety>

Variants of ANTI-

anti- or ant- or anth-

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