I'm not against gods; I just simply don't believe in them. So, I call myself an atheist.
I used to use this one a lot. However, then I realized I am not anti theists. I am anti theism. I know it's splitting hairs, but a correction I made to my own views.
Personally, I tend to like "atheist" better. I think I am a fairly nice guy, and the word tends to shock people when they hear it. I like that, because it creates an immediate contradiction. So many people are turned off by the word "atheist," but then they find that this friendly "nice guy" not only identifies with the term, but is very accepting of the label. It starts raising questions in their mind . . . which is how I became an atheist in the first place. So, I don't think "antitheist" is improper, I just think "atheist" fits me better. All a matter of personal preference.
Being anti-theist, would basically mean anti-god no? Whereas atheist is without a god.
Being anti-god kind of sounds like believing in a god, but wishing there weren't any.
Maybe the best name would be Realist, and it just so happens that in reality there is no god, and theists can be damn annoying, bringing more hatred then love, and more ignorance then illumination...
being a Realist, you simply embrace all those facts :).
Atheist is more of a word to be used by theists, marking us in relation to them.
Wait a minute... It looks like people are using a lot of different definitions of antitheist. It doesn't mean you're opposed to theists, it means you're opposed to theism. That's pretty different. I love my theist brother, but I think theism is harmful to society.
An antitheist is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "One opposed to belief in the existence of a god." The earliest citation given for this meaning is from 1833. An antitheist may be opposed to belief in the existence of any god or gods, and not merely one in particular.