anti-Asian

adjective

ˌan-tē-ˈā-zhən 

-shən, 

ˌan-ˌtī-

: opposed to or hostile toward the people or culture of Asia

anti-Asian discrimination

anti-Asian bias

Examples of anti-Asian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Footage of the attack was captured on a neighbor's security camera and spread across social media, prompting a surge in activism over a rise in anti-Asian crimes driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

So, they could be legally excluded from the United States through those anti-Asian restrictions. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

The murders magnified the terror and sorrow emanating from thousands of anti-Asian attacks arising in the months preceding. —Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

Bill Kubota, a video journalist who has reported on issues ranging from crack addiction and extremist groups to anti-Asian hate and the legacy of Vincent Chin, contributing to broader conversations about race and justice in Michigan and beyond. —Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-Asian

• athanasian
• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• eurasian
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• asian
• suasion