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anti-¹

  • /ˈænˌti/ UK
  • /ˈæn.tɪ/ UK
  • /ˈæn.ti/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛə̯n.ti] Canada, US
  • /ˈænˌtaɪ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛə̯nˌtaɪ̯] Canada, US
  • /ˈæn.tə/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛə̯n.tə] Canada, US

Sounds like anty, auntie (in some accents)

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”). Cognate with Old English and- (“against, in return, back, un-”), German ent- (“off, away, un-”). Doublet of ante- and un-.

prefix

  1. morpheme Against, opposed to. anti- + abortion → antiabortion

    Similar: counter- · Opposite: pro-

  2. morpheme Counteracting, neutralizing. anti- + aircraft → antiaircraft

    Similar: counter-

  3. morpheme The opposite of what is typically expected. anti- + hero → antihero (“a protagonist who acts in an unheroic manner”)
  4. morpheme Physically opposite, reverse in position or direction. anti- + clockwise → anticlockwise
  5. morpheme A rival or counterpart to. anti- + pope → antipope (“a person who claims to be the real pope”)
  6. morpheme, particle Composed of antimatter. anti- + electron → antielectron
  7. morpheme Reacting with immunoglobins found in the specified animal. anti- + rabbit → antirabbit

Similar: a-, an-, anti-, in-, non-, un-

anti-²

  • /ˈænˌti/ UK
  • /ˈæn.tɪ/ UK
  • /ˈæn.ti/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛə̯n.ti] Canada, US
  • /ˈænˌtaɪ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛə̯nˌtaɪ̯] Canada, US
  • /ˈæn.tə/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛə̯n.tə] Canada, US

Sounds like anty, auntie (in some accents)

Where it comes from

Probably largely from association with etymology 1, either in English or in French, although some early formations (especially antichamber) reflect Italian anti-.

prefix

  1. morpheme, obsolete Obsolete form of ante- antichamber, antiport, antiroom

Similar: a-, an-, anti-, in-, non-, un-

Thesaurus

prefix

Similar: a-, an-, anti-, in-, non-, un-

prefix

Similar: a-, an-, anti-, in-, non-, un-

Translations

Every language

prefix against, hostile to

Españolanti-, contra-
한국어안티 anti, 반(反)- ban-
日本語反- han-, 非 hi, 逆 gyaku, 反対 hantai
中文反- fǎn-, 抗 kàng, 非 fēi, 反對 /反对 fǎnduì
हिन्दीप्रति- prati-
Portuguêsanti-
Françaisanti-
Deutschgegen-, anti-
Italianoanti-
Ελληνικάαντι- anti-
Românăanti-, contra-
Русскийпро́тиво- prótivo-, противо- protivo-, а́нти- ánti-, анти- anti-
Tiếng Việtchống
العربيةضِدّ ḍidd, مُضَادّ muḍādd, نَقِيض naqīḍ
עבריתאנטי־ anti-

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Chicago

"anti-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anti-.

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@misc{anti_2026,
  title = {anti-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anti-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}