antinuclear

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adjective

Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.

Similar
antinuke
OriginEnglish nuclear ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

adjectiveantinuclear (comparative more antinuclear, superlative most antinuclear)

comparative more antinuclear · superlative most antinuclear · alternative anti-nuclear

  1. Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.

    Synonyms: antinuke

  2. Serving as protection from nuclear devices
  3. Against the nucleus of a biological cell.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOpposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.

Similar
antinuke

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishnuclear
  8. Englishantinuclear

From anti- + nuclear.

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Translations

Catalan antiatòmic, antinuclear
  • antiatòmicopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • antinuclearopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • antiatòmicserving as protection from nuclear devices
  • antinuclearserving as protection from nuclear devices
  • antinuclearagainst the nucleus of a biological cell
Chinese Mandarin 反核
  • 反核 (fǎnhé)opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Czech protijaderný, antinukleární
  • protijadernýopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • antinukleárníopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • protiatomovýserving as protection from nuclear devices
  • antinukleárníagainst the nucleus of a biological cell
Finnish ydinvoimavastainen, ydinasevastainen
  • ydinvoimavastainenopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • ydinasevastainenopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • ydinvastainenopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
French antinucléaire
  • antinucléaireopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
German antinuklear
  • antinuklearopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Italian antinucleare
  • antinucleareopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Japanese 反核
  • 反核 (hankaku)opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Korean 반핵
  • 반핵 (banhaek)opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Polish antynuklearny
  • antynuklearnyopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Portuguese antinuclear, antinuclear
  • antinuclearopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • antinuclearserving as protection from nuclear devices
Russian антия́дерный, антия́дерный
  • антия́дерный (antijádernyj)opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
  • антия́дерный (antijádernyj)serving as protection from nuclear devices
Spanish antinuclear
  • antinuclearopposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Cite this entry
APA

antinuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinuclear

MLA

“antinuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antinuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinuclear.

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