Home › Words › A › antiwesternismantiwesternismantiwesternism means an ideological, cultural, and political trend opposing Western cultural and political influences.EtymologyFrom anti- + Western + -ism.nounAn ideological, cultural, and political trend opposing Western cultural and political influences.e.g.“Tito and Nehru tried to keep fervent antiwesternism from superseding the fundamental anti-bloc position of the movement.” — 1984, Defense & Diplomacy, Incorporated, - Diplomacy, Journal of Defense & Diplomacy, Volume 2Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antiwestern 89% match — Opposing Western cultural and political influences. vs antiwesternism →westernism 76% match — Something that is characteristic of the western part of a region. vs antiwesternism →occidentalism 67% match — The habits and attitudes of westerners. vs antiwesternism →westcentrism 63% match — The practice of viewing the world from a Western perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Western culture. vs antiwesternism →antiwhiteism 62% match — Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”). vs antiwesternism →antitraditionalism 60% match — Opposition to traditionalism. vs antiwesternism →antimodernization 60% match — Opposition to modernization. vs antiwesternism →antiwhitism 59% match — Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”). vs antiwesternism →