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anti-vax

anti-vax adjective: opposing vaccines and vaccination.

Adjective

anti-vax (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Opposing vaccines and vaccination.
    • And, indeed, fashion is already doing its part in the form of pro-vaxx and anti-vaxx T-shirts. Many of the anti-vaxx versions come pre-loaded with Libertarian subtext.2015 January 21, Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, “How Fashion Helped Defeat 18th-Century Anti-Vaxxers”, in The Atlantic
    • Online anti-vax communities, most of which are on Facebook, have taken on a very different tone.2020 June 18, Kiera Butler, “The Anti-Vax Movement’s Radical Shift From Crunchy Granola Purists to Far-Right Crusaders”, in Mother Jones

Synonyms of anti-vax

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All synonyms and antonyms of anti-vax

Forms of anti-vax

alternative formantivax
alternative formantivaxx
alternative formanti-vaxx

Origin of anti-vax

From anti- + vax.

Words formed from anti-vax

Questions about anti-vax

What does anti-vax mean?
Anti-vax means opposing vaccines and vaccination.
What part of speech is anti-vax?
Anti-vax is an adjective.

Words near anti-vax in the dictionary

  1. anti-vaccinator
  2. anti-vaccinators
  3. anti-vaccine
  4. anti-vaccinist
  5. anti-vaccinists
  6. anti-vax
  7. anti-vaxer
  8. anti-vaxers
  9. anti-vaxx
  10. anti-vaxxer
  11. anti-vaxxerism

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