Used in a Sentence

anti-american

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for anti-american.

Editorial note

Maybe psychologically it has to do with the slightly anti-american disposition of many of the politicians down there.

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Quick take

opposed to the united states and its policies

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of anti-american gathered in one view.

adjective

opposed to the united states and its policies

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anti-american.

adjective

opposed to the united states and its policies

Example sentences

1

Maybe psychologically it has to do with the slightly anti-american disposition of many of the politicians down there.

2

Strategy documents toward the end of the Bush Administration and through the Obama Administration focus on the need to counter anti-American ideas abroad.

3

Without any real evidence I think it's just as plausible something like this could be fabricated for anti-American propaganda.

4

NK hack says that we need cyber defense front, since the internet is the new land bridge across the Atlantic and Pacific for anti-American extremists to attack us directly.

5

If someone makes a bigoted remark (anti-gay, anti-American, whatever), why answer that?

6

I'm afraid I can't see Al Quds days as indicative of anything other than rabid and endemic anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Western sentiment.

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Someday having anti-american opinions might equate with being a terrorist.

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There were any number of excuses to make banks register transactions, limit ownership of firearms, control speech to stop anti-american and pro-british propaganda and the like.

9

Wow, this is sounding very anti-American now that I'm reading this again.

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Europe corps aren't anti-american when it's about tech.

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I'm the opposite of anti-American, and I don't appreciate the insult.

12

Meanwhile there's the anti-American camp...

Quote examples

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I haven't heard him say anything like "I hate America" or "I'm opposed to America" so anti-American, no.

2

It's apparent he started out with "I think the Irish were lazy, violent and anti-American who need victim-hood to maintain their identity" and set to work to prove it.

3

A somewhat cynical answer I've encountered is: it was done to deliberately foment anti-American sentiment based on a "fight them over there, not here" and/or "shake the tree" theory of operation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use anti-american in a sentence?

Maybe psychologically it has to do with the slightly anti-american disposition of many of the politicians down there.

What does anti-american mean?

opposed to the united states and its policies

What part of speech is anti-american?

anti-american is commonly used as adjective.