antiauthoritarian

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antiauthoritarian

Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

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From anti- + authoritarian.

adjective more antiauthoritarian · most antiauthoritarian · anti-authoritarian

  1. Opposed to authoritarianism For good or ill, American society is becoming increasingly democratic and antiauthoritarian, and most Catholics are participating in the democratization of the total culture.

    Similar: counter-authoritarian, libertarian

  2. Opposed to authority

noun antiauthoritarians · anti-authoritarian

  1. One who is opposed to authority.

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adj opposed to authority/authoritarianism

Españolantiautoridad
Portuguêsantiautoritário

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@misc{antiauthoritarian_2026,
  title = {antiauthoritarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antiauthoritarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}