anticommunist
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
anticommunist (comparative more anticommunist, superlative most anticommunist)
Usage notes[edit]
- Of the alternative forms, anticommunist is most common, followed by anti-communist and anti-Communist.[1] In the 20th century, anti-Communist was most common.[1] Merriam-Webster lists all three variants[2] and so does Cambridge.[3] Collins only lists anti-Communist.[4]
- As for spelling, compare antisocialist, antiliberal, antilibertarian and anticapitalist.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
opposed to communism
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Noun[edit]
anticommunist (plural anticommunists)
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person opposed to communism
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 anti-communist, anticommunist,anti-Communist at Google Ngram Viewer
- ^ “anticommunist”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “anticommunist”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- ^ “anticommunist”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Further reading[edit]
- “anticommunist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.