anti-fascist

adjective

an·​ti-fas·​cist ˌan-tē-ˈfa-shist How to pronounce anti-fascist (audio)
ˌan-tī-,
 also  -sist
variants or less commonly anti-Fascist or antifascist
: opposed to fascism
anti-fascist protesters
… the film suggests a counterculture version of the anti-fascist thrillers of the forties.The New Yorker
anti-fascist noun
or less commonly anti-Fascist or antifascist
Those few weeks turned me into a devout anti-fascist. Martha Gellhorn
anti-fascism
ˌan-tē-ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm How to pronounce anti-fascist (audio)
ˌan-tī-
 also  -ˈfa-ˌsi-
noun
or less commonly anti-Fascism or antifascism
They were united only by their anti-Fascism and their contempt for Badoglio and the King. Robert Katz

Examples of anti-fascist in a Sentence

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Even the most naked acts of aggression – of which Putin’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine is the most egregious example – brands itself, not as imperial, but as anti-fascist. Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Bedknobs is also, lo and behold, an explicitly anti-fascist movie: Eglantine, a staunch supporter of the war effort, magically animates antique arms and armor housed in a museum to fight off literal Nazis. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024 Although their welcome was not as warm as in Mexico — football was less popular in the United States — Barca were once again seen as ambassadors of the anti-fascist resistance. Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 This was the name of an anti-fascist and anti-xenophobic group operating in Turin in the early 2000s. Manuel Borja-Villel, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-fascist 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-fascist was in 1921

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“Anti-fascist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-fascist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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