What does anti mean?
Definitions for anti
ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn tian·ti
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word anti.
Princeton's WordNet
antiadjective
a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
"the antis smelled victory after a long battle"
antiadjective
not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)
Wiktionary
antinoun
A person opposed to a concept or principle.
antiadjective
Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
antipreposition
A word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ANTI
A particle much used in composition with words derived from the Greek, and signifies contrary to; as, antimonarchical, opposite to monarchy.
Etymology: ᾀντὶ.
ChatGPT
anti
Anti- is a prefix meaning against, opposing, or contrary to. It is used to form adjectives or nouns that describe opposition or resistance to something, such as anti-war, anti-establishment, or anti-aircraft.
Webster Dictionary
Anti
a prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic
Etymology: [Gr. 'anti` against. See Ante.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anti
ant′i, pfx. against, in opposition to, rivalling, simulating. It forms numerous derivatives, alike nouns and adjectives, as antichrist, antipope, anticlimax, anti-tobacconist; anti-Ritualistic, anti-Semite. [Gr. anti, against, instead of, &c.]
Suggested Resources
ANTI
What does ANTI stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ANTI acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Entomology
Anti
over against; opposite; contrary: (prefix).
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ANTI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anti is ranked #121590 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Anti surname appeared 142 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Anti.
64.7% or 92 total occurrences were White.
26% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
4.9% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
Anagrams for anti »
ain't NAIT
tian
tina
Tina
TINA
aint
tain
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anti in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anti in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of anti in a Sentence
We have identified 100 social media users and are in the process of identifying more users for misuse of social media, for disseminating fake and false secessionist, anti-India propaganda.
Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces, conducting a routine anti-ISIS security patrol near Tal Al-Zahab, Syria, encountered a checkpoint occupied by pro-Syrian regime forces. After receiving safe passage from the pro-regime forces, the patrol came under small arms fire from individuals in the vicinity of the checkpoint. Coalition troops returned fire in self-defense.
It's part of an overall toxic anti-Muslim atmosphere that we're seeing, particularly in the past few weeks with Paris and San Bernardino, anti-Muslim bigotry was still on the fringes after 9/11. But it's moving toward the mainstream thanks to Donald Trump, Ben Carson and these types of comments.
Clinical research shows that taking 200 mcg daily of the mineral selenium can reduce anti-thyroid antibodies, alternatively, you can get the mineral by eating one to twoBrazil nutseach day.
Our development of the latest systems and weapons that are really unparalleled in the world was caused -- and, it can be said, provoked -- by the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, we were simply forced and were obliged, of course, to ensure the security of our people and our country.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for anti
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for anti »
Translation
Find a translation for the anti definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"anti." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/anti>.
Discuss these anti definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In