ANTI Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

anti

preposition

Definition of anti

as in against

opposed to; not for if you ask me, she's anti anything that sounds like the least bit of fun

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against

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The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The informant cut a deal with prosecutors to record Vaughn and testify against him in exchange for drug charges against him being dropped.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

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