antirealism

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noun

Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.

OriginEnglish realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

nounantirealism (countable and uncountable, plural antirealisms)

plural antirealisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesAny position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.

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. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishrealism
  18. Englishantirealism

From anti- + realism.

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Translations

Finnish antirealismi
  • antirealismiany position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities
Polish antyrealizm
  • antyrealizmany position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities
Portuguese antirrealismo
  • antirrealismoany position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities
Romanian antirealism
  • antirealismany position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities
Russian а̀нтиреали́зм
  • а̀нтиреали́зм (àntirealízm)any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities
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APA

antirealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirealism

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“antirealism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirealism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antirealism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirealism.

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