antimissile

adjective

an·​ti·​mis·​sile ˌan-tē-ˈmi-səl 

ˌan-tī-

chiefly British -ˌsīl

variants or anti-missile

: designed as a defense against missiles

The military is worried that it lacks an adequate antimissile system …

—John Barry et al.

Examples of antimissile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Times, citing anonymous sources, reported the switch had come at the urging of the Secret Service, and that the newer plane lacked some of the advanced security features of the older aircraft, including antimissile capabilities. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that the switch had come at the urging of the Secret Service, and that the newer plane lacked some of the advanced security features of the older aircraft, including antimissile capabilities. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

That included the lack of antimissile capabilities in the new aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 that was donated by the government of Qatar. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 July 2026

Although the vast majority of missiles and drones were intercepted by the UAE’s advanced antimissile defense systems, the barrage and resulting debris killed 10 civilians, two UAE armed servicemen, and one military contractor. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for antimissile

• abyssal
• dismissal
• epistle
• bristle
• fissile
• gristle
• missal
• missile
• nissl
• thistle
• whistle