anti-state

adjective

an·​ti-state

ˌan-tē-ˈstāt,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly antistate

: characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward a state

[North Korea] is holding at least two Americans and one Canadian for alleged espionage, subversion and other anti-state activities.

—Associated Press

Examples of anti-state in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The president justified the declaration by accusing the main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities but it was swiftly overturned by parliament. —Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025

The president claimed the action was necessary to rout out subversive and anti-state actors within the national government. —Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025

Yoon accused his political opposition of anti-state activities, citing the Democratic Party's handling of a budget proposal and motions to impeach top prosecutors. —Avery Lotz, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024

In a speech announcing the declaration, Yoon vowed to eliminate anti-state forces while accusing the opposition of sympathizing with North Korea. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024

Now the anti-state critique includes all branches of the federal bureaucracy, from the Department of Education to the U.S. Army. —Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024

The president blamed pro-North Korean sympathisers and anti-state activities inside opposition parties for the decision to hand emergency rule to the military on Tuesday night, in a move that instigated nationwide anxiety and confusion. —Richard Windsor, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Dec. 2024

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address on Tuesday, accusing the country’s main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and anti-state activities. —Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024

On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition of controlling parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and engaging in anti-state activities. —Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-state

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate