English dictionary: words starting with ant - page 13

adjective

Opposed to the government having a lot of control over the economy and society

Usage examples:

A pro-market, anti-statist ideology makes welfare state programmes extremely difficult to win., in …

adjective

Opposed to or intended to prevent strikes (= periods of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses)

Usage examples:

He was jailed twice for defying antistrike laws., an anti-strike petition has been signed by 150 ac…

adjective

Designed to avoid or destroy submarines (= ships that can travel underwater)

Usage examples:

The merlin is an anti-submarine warfare helicopter., antisubmarine patrols run through the islands …

adjective

Designed to treat syphilis (= a serious disease caught through sexual activity)

Usage examples:

She was given a course of anti-syphilitic treatment., anti-syphilitic remedies, the plant had long …

noun

A drug used to treat syphilis (= a serious disease caught through sexual activity)

Usage examples:

The plant had long been used in india as an anti-syphilitic.

adjective

Opposed to taxes

Usage examples:

He is an anti-tax activist., the anti-tax, socially conservative wing of the party has failed to at…

adjective

Used to describe equipment that is intended to prevent something from being stolen

Usage examples:

Many manufacturers now provide all their cars with anti-theft devices.

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness

Plural of antithesis

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness

adjective

Exactly the opposite of someone or something or of each other

Usage examples:

The idea that science is antithetical to the arts is wrong., birth and death are antithetical., in …

adjective

Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.

Usage examples:

People whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine

adjective

Opposed to or intended to prevent smoking

Usage examples:

Anti-tobacco groups want to increase the tax on cigarettes still further., brazil has some of the t…

noun

An antibody that counteracts a toxin.

Usage examples:

Human science employs somewhat similar procedures to produce what are called antitoxins, protein an…

noun

An antibody that counteracts a toxin.

Usage examples:

Human science employs somewhat similar procedures to produce what are called antitoxins, protein an…

adjective

Opposed to tradition or to traditional ideas

Usage examples:

His music is sometimes characterised as anti-traditional., anti-traditional ways of thinking have p…

adjective

(of legislation, chiefly in the us) preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, and so promoting fair competition in business.

Usage examples:

This was the first inter-state trust, which stimulated antitrust legislation.

adjective

Used to treat or prevent tuberculosis (= a serious infectious disease, especially affecting the lungs)

Usage examples:

Anti-tubercular drugs may need to be taken for as long as 18 months.

adjective

Used to treat or prevent tuberculosis (= a serious infectious disease, especially affecting the lungs)

Usage examples:

Scientists say the new anti-tuberculosis vaccine is extremely effective.

adjective

Used to treat or prevent tuberculosis (= a serious infectious disease, especially affecting the lungs)

Usage examples:

The patient should be promptly treated with anti-tuberculous therapy.

adjective

Used to prevent typhoid fever (= an infectious disease spread by dirty water and food)

Usage examples:

No soldier was to be posted overseas without anti-typhoid inoculation., the company markets travel …

adjective

Opposed to trade unions (= organizations that represent and protect the rights of workers)

Usage examples:

There is no doubt that the company is fiercely anti-union., an anti-union letter from the ship owne…

noun

An antiserum containing antibodies against specific poisons, especially those in the venom of snakes, spiders, and scorpions.

Usage examples:

Equine-derived antivenin to snake venom has been the mainstay of hospital treatment for venomous sn…

noun

Another term for antivenin.

adjective

(chiefly of a drug or treatment) effective against viruses.

Usage examples:

For infections caused by the chickenpox or herpes viruses, antiviral drugs may be prescribed if the…

noun

An antiviral drug or medicine.

Usage examples:

And if it is, what they can do is that they they can't give you an antiviral for this.

adjective

(of software) designed to detect and destroy computer viruses.

Usage examples:

Users are advised to update their antivirus software to detect the worm and to resist the temptatio…

adjective

Opposed to the use of live animals for scientific research.

Usage examples:

Antivivisection campaigners