adjective
- opposed to or hostile toward literacy, education, or the written word
Usage: rare; often used in academic or critical contexts
Examples
- The antiliterate movement rejected formal schooling in favor of oral tradition.
- Some critics argue that excessive screen time promotes antiliterate attitudes among young people.
- The regime's antiliterate policies discouraged book publishing and reading.
- Antiliterate sentiments have occasionally emerged in communities skeptical of mainstream education.