Meanings
comparative more antiauthoritarian · superlative most antiauthoritarian · alternative anti-authoritarian
- Opposed to authoritarianism
For good or ill, American society is becoming increasingly democratic and antiauthoritarian, and most Catholics are participating in the democratization of the total culture.
1988 June 3, F.K. Plous Jr., “The Authenticists' Conundrum”, in Chicago ReaderSynonyms: counter-authoritarian, libertarian
- Opposed to authority
plural antiauthoritarians · alternative anti-authoritarian
- One who is opposed to authority.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOpposed to authoritarianism
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveopposed to authoritarianism
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Danish antiautoritær
- antiautoritæropposed to authority/authoritarianism
Polish antyautorytatywny
- antyautorytatywnyopposed to authority/authoritarianism
Portuguese antiautoritário
- antiautoritárioopposed to authority/authoritarianism
Spanish antiautoridad
- antiautoridadopposed to authority/authoritarianism
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with antiauthoritarian
Cite this entry
antiauthoritarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiauthoritarian
“antiauthoritarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiauthoritarian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiauthoritarian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiauthoritarian.
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