1. 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.