anti-fascist
adjective
an·ti-fas·cist
ˌan-tē-ˈfa-shist 
ˌan-tī-,
also -sist
variants
or less commonly anti-Fascist
or antifascist
: opposed to fascism
anti-fascist protesters
… the film suggests a counterculture version of the anti-fascist thrillers of the forties.—
The New Yorker
The New Yorker
anti-fascist
noun
or less commonly anti-Fascist
or antifascist
Those few weeks turned me into a devout anti-fascist.
—Martha Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn
anti-fascism
noun
or less commonly anti-Fascism
or antifascism
They were united only by their anti-Fascism and their contempt for Badoglio and the King.
—Robert Katz
Robert Katz
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In recent years, the Black Lives Matter protests and use of the anti-fascist Iron Front symbol have been sources of contention and forced the league and its clubs into difficult discussions and decisions.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 May 2025
These fighters were the anti-fascist Resistance—men who’d deserted the armies of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and were preparing to fight for freedom.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Keyed by a simmering performance from Fernanda Torres, the anti-fascist film was one of the more political winners of the night.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Black Americans in the Popular Front against Fascism The era of anti-fascist struggle was a crucial moment for Black radicals of all stripes.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 May 2025
These fighters were the anti-fascist Resistance—men who’d deserted the armies of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and were preparing to fight for freedom.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Keyed by a simmering performance from Fernanda Torres, the anti-fascist film was one of the more political winners of the night.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Black Americans in the Popular Front against Fascism The era of anti-fascist struggle was a crucial moment for Black radicals of all stripes.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-fascist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-fascist. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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