"Anti" basically means "in front of" or "instead of". So, it can also mean, by derivation, "against" or "like", "equal to". Of course, in a name like "Antipater", the meaning of "anti" is "equal to".
Should this be "against the father" rather than "like the father" due to "anti" {against}? Because, in the name Antigone, "anti" is sourced as meaning "against" whereas here it is "like".
― Anonymous User 2/13/2007
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Antipater [noted -ed]