anti-communist

adjective

an·​ti-com·​mu·​nist

ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-nist,

-yü-,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or anti-Communist or anticommunist

: opposed to Communism

anti-communist leaders

an anti-Communist ideology

anti-communist noun

or anti-Communist or anticommunist

… they expressed their feelings with a directness that few anti-Communists could rival.

—Julius Gould

anti-communism noun

or anti-Communism or anticommunism

ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm,

-yü-,

ˌan-tī- 

Sometimes he is aroused to arms against those whose anti-Communism is merely less salient or monolithic than his own …

—Dennis H. Wrong

Examples of anti-communist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The documents corroborate past revelations that the United States was extensively involved in funding anti-communist radio broadcasters and newspapers. —Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Mar. 2025

But Vargas suggested that on Dreamers at least, Trump is in a similar position to President Richard Nixon when the staunch anti-communist surprised the world by establishing ties with the People’s Republic of China in 1972. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025

Perhaps the most notable member of the upper chamber to face formal disciplinary action was Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican known for his anti-communist crusade. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025

Wałęsa, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader of the anti-communist Solidarity movement, posted the letter on his Facebook page alongside an old photograph of himself with Trump. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-communist

• noncommunist
• postcommunist