(ˌæntiˈnuːkliər, -ˈnjuː-, ˌæntai-, by metathesis -kjələr)
adjective
1.
opposed to the building, stockpiling, or use of nuclear weapons
2.
opposed to the building or use of nuclear power plants
Antinuclear demonstrators picketed the power plant
Word origin
[1955–60; anti- + nuclear]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, geodesic dome, life-support, rollout, softwareanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)
Examples of 'antinuclear' in a sentence
antinuclear
Others backed the antinuclear movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
From being a platform for antinuclear protests in the 1970s, they embraced the anti-war movement of the 1980s.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Antinuclear zealots will use the figure to persuade ministers not to change their policy of phasing out atomic power stations.