Anti Definition
ăntī, -tē
antis
noun
antis
A person who is opposed to something, such as a group, policy, proposal, or practice.
American Heritage
A person opposed to some policy, proposal, action, etc.
Webster's New World
A person opposed to a concept or principle.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Opposed.
American Heritage
(chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
preposition
Opposed to; against.
Webster's New World
(rare) A word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase.
Wiktionary
prefix
Opposite.
Antimere.
American Heritage
Opposing; against.
Antiapartheid.
American Heritage
Counteracting; neutralizing.
Antacid.
American Heritage
Destroying.
Antiaircraft.
American Heritage
Inverse.
Antilogarithm.
American Heritage
affix
Against, hostile to, opposed to.
Antilabor, antislavery.
Webster's New World
That counteracts, that operates against.
Antiaircraft.
Webster's New World
That prevents, cures, or neutralizes.
Antitoxin.
Webster's New World
Opposite, reverse.
Antiperistalsis.
Webster's New World
Rivaling.
Antipope.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Anti
Noun
Singular:
anti
Plural:
antisOrigin of Anti
Gr anti-, ant- < anti, against < IE *anti, facing, opposite, near (> L ante, opposite, before) < base *ant-s, front, forehead
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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Greek from anti opposite ant- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Conversion of the prefix anti- to an adjective.
From Wiktionary
From anti–
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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