anti-communist

adjective

an·​ti-com·​mu·​nist
ˌan-tē-ˈkäm-yə-nist,
-yü-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-communist (audio)
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- How to pronounce anti-communist (audio)
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

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Expressing Nazi ideology, the group was virulently, anti-semitic, anti-Catholic and anti-communist. Dr. Howard A. Selinger, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025 So during the Cold War era, the motto aligns Superman with American democratic ideals and anti-communist values of national strength and righteousness. Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025 The surveillance state that has destroyed privacy and the Fourth Amendment right to be let alone was fueled by Buckley’s fevered anti-communist zeal. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025 Nationalists criticized any possible hint of anti-communist leanings at the school, such as not prominently displaying the Vietnamese flag at commencement. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-communist

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-communist was in 1848

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“Anti-communist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-communist. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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