Home › Words › A › antipopulistantipopulistantipopulist means one who opposes populism.EtymologyFrom anti- + populist.nounOne who opposes populism.e.g.“It seems from “The Age of Turbulence” that Greenspan enjoyed the obfuscation game: as a frank antipopulist, he thought and still thinks that an air of mystery around the Fed is a good thing.” — 2007 October 14, Michael Kinsley, “Greenspan Shrugged”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antipopular 74% match — Opposing the people. vs antipopulist →populist 72% match — A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen). vs antipopulist →antipopulationist 69% match — Opposing overpopulation. vs antipopulist →neopopulist 67% match — A supporter of neopopulism. vs antipopulist →antimonopolist 67% match — One who opposes monopolies. vs antipopulist →populistic 66% match — Populist. vs antipopulist →pseudopopulist 66% match — Apparently but not actually populist. vs antipopulist →antiopiumist 66% match — One who opposes the use of the drug opium. vs antipopulist →