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

The Department of Homeland Security, many state anti-terrorism laws and billions of dollars in state and local counterterrorism funding all are post-9/11 creations. — Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The cities and counties argue that withholding the anti-terrorism funding has nothing to do with election administration. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Human rights groups have also criticized Islamabad’s use of anti-terrorism laws to jail political activists speaking out about Balochistan, the country’s most volatile province. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Back in 2022, the controversial media figures were arrested in Romania by anti-terrorism authorities for human trafficking and rape charges. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-terrorism

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