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

  1. antiadjective

    a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)

    "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"

  2. antiadjective

    not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

Wiktionary

  1. antinoun

    A person opposed to a concept or principle.

  2. antiadjective

    Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

  3. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  2. Etymology: [Gr. 'anti` against. See Ante.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. ANTI

    What does ANTI stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ANTI acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Entomology

  1. Anti

    over against; opposite; contrary: (prefix).

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. 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 »

  1. ain't NAIT

  2. tian

  3. tina

  4. Tina

  5. TINA

  6. aint

  7. tain

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anti in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anti in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of anti in a Sentence

  1. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

    If you take masses of non-registered immigrants from the Middle East into your country, you are importing terrorism, crime, anti-Semitism, and homophobia.

  2. Shawn Crispin:

    President Duterte should come down on the side of press freedom and scrap the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, or at least modify the act to ensure that the media can not be hit with bogus incitement charges, the legislation as written is a direct threat to journalists, and should be rejected.

  3. Heather Meyer:

    We love our kids and we want the best for them. And part of that includes sporting activities. And this is just another in a long line of anti-trans youth bills that is spreading across the country like wildfire.

  4. President Francois Hollande:

    This was an appalling anti-Semitic act that was committed.

  5. Tony Blair:

    Far from being anti-democratic it would be the opposite, as indeed many senior figures in Theresa May party from past and present have been saying, what is irresponsible, however, is to try to steamroller MPs into accepting a deal they genuinely think is a bad one with the threat that if they do not fall into line, the government will have the country crash out without a deal.

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