anti-terrorism

adjective

an·​ti-ter·​ror·​ism

ˌan-tē-ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly antiterrorism

: acting against, opposing, or combating terrorism

developed a new anti-terrorism strategy

antiterrorism sanctions

anti-terrorism noun

or less commonly antiterrorism

a stronger approach to anti-terrorism

Examples of anti-terrorism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And police in London arrested 466 people on Saturday during a protest against the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian direct action group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws. —Dana Karni, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025

Webster also stepped up the FBI’s anti-terrorism and counterintelligence activities, which helped prepare him for the CIA post. —Douglass K. Daniel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te waves after an offshore anti-terrorism drill at the Kaohsiung harbor in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, on June 8. —Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025

There are currently 81 groups listed under anti-terrorism laws in Britain, including al-Qaeda, ISIS and Hamas. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-terrorism

• absolutism
• adventurism
• aestheticism
• africanism
• agnosticism
• alcoholism
• anabolism
• anachronism
• anglicanism
• antagonism
• arianism
• asceticism