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

Thailand quickly capitulated to Japan's demands at the start of World War II and, by becoming an ally, retained its forces, but swiftly swung into the U.S. camp after the war, thriving as a rear base for anti-communist operations during the war in Vietnam. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025

While at the podium at the SAG Awards, Fonda also spoke about resistance against McCarthyism, a period of anti-communist hysteria in the 1950s. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025

In the 1960s, partnerships between US and Latin American communities became a PR tool in the Cold War, symbolically linking anti-communists. —Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 Feb. 2025

Fonda noted that her career began in the late 1950s, amid anti-communist hysteria. —Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-communist

• noncommunist
• postcommunist