antigovernment
adjective, noun
antigovernment is spelled A-N-T-I-G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, antigovernment means “Opposed to a government currently in power” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in antigovernment?
| Letters | 14: A-N-T-I-G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is antigovernment?
Antigovernment appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce antigovernment?
Antigovernment has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-antigovernment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of antigovernment
- more antigovernment comparative
- most antigovernment superlative
- anti-government
- antigovernments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does antigovernment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Antigovernment protesters marched in the capital.
- 2
Opposed to government in general.
They have an antigovernment philosophy.
noun
- 1
A government set up to oppose another government.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate antigovernment?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of antigovernment: antigov.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Antigovernment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense opposed to a government currently in power:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | antigouvernemental |
| German | regierungsfeindlich, regierungskritisch |
| Portuguese | antigoverno, antigovernamental |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does antigovernment come from?
From anti- + government.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).