antinuclear

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Opposed to the development or use of nuclear weapons.

   Grammar: Usually comes before a noun: 'antinuclear protesters'. It is not used after a verb like 'be'.

   Patterns

   • antinuclear protest
   • antinuclear movement
   • antinuclear campaign

   The antinuclear movement gained strength during the Cold War.

   Thousands joined an antinuclear march in the capital.

   Her antinuclear views led her to vote against the treaty.

2. 2adjectivebefore a noun

   Opposed to the production of electricity from nuclear power.

   Grammar: Same pattern: used before a noun, e.g. 'antinuclear policy'.

   Patterns

   • antinuclear policy
   • antinuclear lobby
   • antinuclear sentiment

   The country's antinuclear policy led to the closure of several reactors.

   Antinuclear groups argued that the plant was unsafe.

   Public antinuclear feeling grew after the accident.

3. 3adjectivebefore a noun

   Opposed to nuclear testing.

   Grammar: Often used in phrases like 'antinuclear treaty' or 'antinuclear protest'.

   Patterns

   • antinuclear treaty
   • antinuclear protest

   They signed an antinuclear treaty banning tests in the atmosphere.

   Antinuclear demonstrations took place outside the test site.

Common combinations

antinuclear movement

The antinuclear movement attracted many young people.

antinuclear protest

An antinuclear protest blocked the entrance to the base.

antinuclear campaign

She led an antinuclear campaign for years.

antinuclear policy

The government's antinuclear policy was controversial.

Synonyms and how they differ

anti-nuclear

This is the same word with a hyphen; both spellings are common, but 'antinuclear' is more usual in American English.

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