Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesA philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.
Efilism, a form of antinatalism also linked to promortalism, gets its name by spelling “life” backwards.
2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 May 20251 more example
Antinatalism is a negative view toward human fertility (and perhaps the fertility of other sentient life forms). Philanthropic antinatalism is the belief that humans should not have children for the good of the (unborn) children—that it is better, for humans, not to be born (Benatar, 2006).
2015, Todd K. Shackelford, Ranald D. Hansen, The Evolution of Morality, Springer, →ISBN, page 141Antonyms: natalism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.
Origin
Translations
Finnish antinatalismi
- antinatalismiopposition to the increase in human population
French antinatalisme
- antinatalismeopposition to the increase in human population
German Antinatalismus
- Antinatalismusopposition to the increase in human population
Hindi प्रजनन विरोध
- प्रजनन विरोध (prajnan virodh)opposition to the increase in human population
Hungarian születésellenesség
- születésellenességopposition to the increase in human population
Polish antynatalizm
- antynatalizmopposition to the increase in human population
Portuguese antinatalismo
- antinatalismoopposition to the increase in human population
Russian антинатали́зм
- антинатали́зм (antinatalízm)opposition to the increase in human population
Spanish antinatalismo
- antinatalismoopposition to the increase in human population
Swedish antinatalism
- antinatalismopposition to the increase in human population
Cite this entry
antinatalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinatalism
“antinatalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinatalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antinatalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinatalism.
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