anti-smoking

adjective

an·​ti-smok·​ing ˌan-tē-ˈsmō-kiŋ 

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antismoking

: opposed to tobacco smoking

anti-smoking groups

anti-smoking ads

Examples of anti-smoking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But between increasingly stiff anti-smoking legislation and very real declines in volumes for years, some investors have given up the industry—and Altria—for dead. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

The anti-smoking brigade has a lot of confrontations ahead of it. — Steve Inskeep, NPR, 21 May 2026

In my youth, anti-smoking initiatives were everywhere, including on TV and in the classroom, but tanning has never gotten the same attention. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 May 2026

Parliament approved the bill on Tuesday, advancing one of the world’s most aggressive anti-smoking measures to King Charles III’s desk. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-smoking

• broking
• choking
• cloaking
• coking
• croaking
• joking
• poking
• smoking
• soaking
• stoking
• stroking
• evoking