anti-Western
adjective
an·ti-West·ern
ˌan-tē-ˈwe-stərn 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly anti-West
ˌan-tē-ˈwest
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Western countries
anti-Western terrorists
anti-Western sentiment
… triggered an outpouring of anti-Western and anti-American feeling in Africa and at the United Nations.—
Jennifer Seymour Whitaker
Jennifer Seymour Whitaker… at moments during the film, I felt I was back there again, amid the anti-West slogans; the massive anti-American demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy.—Bernard Kalb
Bernard KalbExamples of anti-Western in a Sentence
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That new regime’s anti-Western stance put it on a path to conflict with the United States and Israel, and created their long-standing suspicion that Iran’s nuclear program was not purely civilian, as Tehran claimed, but also involved clandestine efforts to develop weapons.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
In the process, this collaboration has raised worries that a new strategic axis is now working to remake the world order in an anti-Western, authoritarian direction.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Its soft power – once built on revolutionary legitimacy, Shiite ideological influence and anti-Western propaganda – has eroded dramatically.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Critics argue that the money from Obama and Biden helped Iran build its anti-Western terrorist forces.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
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Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
In the process, this collaboration has raised worries that a new strategic axis is now working to remake the world order in an anti-Western, authoritarian direction.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Its soft power – once built on revolutionary legitimacy, Shiite ideological influence and anti-Western propaganda – has eroded dramatically.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Critics argue that the money from Obama and Biden helped Iran build its anti-Western terrorist forces.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
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“Anti-Western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Western. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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