anti-feminist
adjective
an·ti-fem·i·nist
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-nist 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to feminism
… the obviously anti-feminist bias of these cultural and literary practices.—
Kirk Combe
Kirk Combe
anti-feminism
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm
noun
ˌan-tī-
The current of anti-feminism which developed in the newer religious orders …
—Margaret W. Labarge
Margaret W. Labarge
anti-feminist
noun
… a publicly abusive faction of men's right advocates and anti-feminists …
—Grant Barrett
Grant Barrett
Examples of anti-feminist in a Sentence
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The sensual image immediately divided people online, with some fans calling it empowering while critics deemed it offensive, regressive or anti-feminist.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Some critics called out the cover’s provocative and sexualized imagery, with a few going as far as to claim that the image was anti-feminist.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 June 2025
Through his anti-feminist videos and blog posts, Roger feels that finally someone understands the inadequacy and frustration he’s been harboring for years.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
That anti-feminist sentiment helped Mr. Yoon win the presidency by a razor-thin margin in 2022.
—Yejin Gim, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
There, the role of anti-feminists is particularly stark, helping to put women’s issues at the very center of the country’s fraught contest.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Younger generations are shifting to more conservative viewpoints, and anti-feminist beliefs amongst young men have been on the rise.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Other must reads Tracing the roots of today’s anti-feminist backlash.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
He was best known as a conservative activist, the former right-hand man to influential anti-feminist icon Phyllis Schlafly and a loyal Trump surrogate.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Some critics called out the cover’s provocative and sexualized imagery, with a few going as far as to claim that the image was anti-feminist.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 June 2025
Through his anti-feminist videos and blog posts, Roger feels that finally someone understands the inadequacy and frustration he’s been harboring for years.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
That anti-feminist sentiment helped Mr. Yoon win the presidency by a razor-thin margin in 2022.
—Yejin Gim, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
There, the role of anti-feminists is particularly stark, helping to put women’s issues at the very center of the country’s fraught contest.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
Younger generations are shifting to more conservative viewpoints, and anti-feminist beliefs amongst young men have been on the rise.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Other must reads Tracing the roots of today’s anti-feminist backlash.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
He was best known as a conservative activist, the former right-hand man to influential anti-feminist icon Phyllis Schlafly and a loyal Trump surrogate.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2025
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