antisocialist

[ an-tee-soh-shuh-list, an-tahy- ]

noun

1. a person who opposes socialism.

adjective

1. Also an·ti·so·cial·is·tic []. opposing socialism, made up of antisocialists, etc.:

   Antisocialist forces marched on the capital.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antisocialist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; anti- + socialist

Example Sentences

After the Soviets put an end to the Prague Spring, “The Joke” was banned as antisocialist.

From Los Angeles Times

Nonsocialist — and the more serious, regime-challenging antisocialist — activity is pervasive throughout the North Korean society, escapees said, estimating that the vast majority of people take part in behavior that the regime does not condone.

From Washington Post

Recalling his mother’s flight from Cuba, he taps into the antisocialist messaging Republicans across the country have used against Democrats in recent years.

From Washington Post

A poster marking the end of Bismarck’s antisocialist law, in 1890, showed Siegfried thrusting his sword into a dragon.

From The Guardian

Initially, France’s FN electorate was relatively bourgeois, elderly, Catholic, conservative, and antisocialist, and the party program coincided with this electorate’s demands for the free market.

From Slate