Anti — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæθɪɾɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈanti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈanti/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæθɪɾɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the antis smelled victory after a long battle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

pro

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.) “the antis smelled victory after a long battle”
adjective	not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

анти

человек, который выступает против (действия, политики или практики и т. д.)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एंटी

वह व्यक्ति जो (किसी कार्य या नीति या प्रथा आदि का) विरोध करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরোধী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি বিরোধী (একটি কর্ম বা নীতি বা অনুশীলন ইত্যাদি)

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்ப்பு

எதிர்க்கும் ஒரு நபர் (ஒரு செயல் அல்லது கொள்கை அல்லது நடைமுறை போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యతిరేక

వ్యతిరేకించే వ్యక్తి (చర్య లేదా విధానం లేదా అభ్యాసం మొదలైనవి)

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोधी

विरोध करणारी व्यक्ती (कृती किंवा धोरण किंवा सराव इ.)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે વિરોધ કરે છે (ક્રિયા અથવા નીતિ અથવા પ્રથા વગેરેનો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರೋಧಿ

ವಿರೋಧಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ನೀತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരുദ്ധ

എതിർക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി (ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രയോഗം മുതലായവ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਹੈ (ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਨੀਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਆਦਿ ਦਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مخالف

وہ شخص جو مخالف ہے (کسی عمل یا پالیسی یا عمل وغیرہ کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反对

反对（某项行动、政策或做法等）的人

🇯🇵Japanese

アンチ

（行動、政策、慣行などに）反対する人

🇰🇷Korean

안티

(행동이나 정책, 관행 등에) 반대하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chống

một người phản đối (với một hành động, chính sách hoặc thực tiễn, v.v.)

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อต้าน

บุคคลที่ไม่เห็นด้วยกับ (การกระทำหรือนโยบายหรือแนวปฏิบัติ ฯลฯ )

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مكافحة

شخص يعارض (إجراء أو سياسة أو ممارسة وما إلى ذلك)

🇮🇷Persian

ضد

شخصی که مخالف است (با یک اقدام یا سیاست یا عمل و غیره)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַנְטִי

אדם שמתנגד (לפעולה או מדיניות או נוהג וכו')

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What is the primary definition of the word 'anti'?

The primary meaning of 'anti' is 'a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)'.

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Using 'anti' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'anti' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'anti' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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