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

Endemic corruption slows anti-terrorism efforts The terrorist violence continues to escalate due to an inability, or perhaps unwillingness, of Nigerian authorities to confront the outlaw groups head-on and aggressively. —David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025

Analysts fear that last week’s abductions and the response through school closures underscore serious inadequacies in the strength of the Nigerian state and its anti-terrorism ambition and approach. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

In September 2025, Hungary designated Antifa Ost as a terrorist organization on its national anti-terrorism list. —Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

France's anti-terrorism prosecutor is watching events but, for now, is not formally involved, according to local media. —Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Nov. 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