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anti
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun anti has 1 sense
- anti(n = noun.person) Array - a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle" is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
Adjective anti has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
anti, [Gr. against. See Ante.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anti, prep. & n.
--prep. (also absol.) opposed to (is anti everything; seems to be rather anti).
--n. (pl. antis) a person opposed to a particular policy etc.
--prep. (also absol.) opposed to (is anti everything; seems to be rather anti).
--n. (pl. antis) a person opposed to a particular policy etc.
Etymology
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THESAURUS
anti
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, antagonistic, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, at cross-purposes, balancing, clashing, compensating, competitive, con, conflicting, confronting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, counterbalancing, counterpoised, countervailing, cross, dead against, disaccordant, discordant, discrepant, dissentient, enemy, eyeball to eyeball, fractious, hostile, inconsistent, inimical, inverse, negative, noncooperative, obstinate, obverse, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, overthwart, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, repugnant, reverse, rival, squared off, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpropitious
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