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

While running on different platforms, the two contenders both heavily turned to anti-communist and anti-China messaging to capture the Vietnamese community, a largely refugee population who have reported in the past that their votes have, in part, been informed by experiences fleeing communism. —Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024

Similarly, parts of the Asian community leaned towards Trump, particularly among Vietnamese-Americans, who cited strong anti-communist sentiments as a reason for their support. —Corein Carter, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Beginning in 1964, union membership rates in Wisconsin would remain above the national average for 47 years, a complete reversal of its leading role in the previous decade’s anti-communist hysteria. —Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024

The stage play is based on the 2005 film written by Clooney and Heslov and follows Murrow’s clash with U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy as Murrow pushes to continue reporting on McCarthy’s anti-communist efforts. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above