antienvironmental

adjective

an·​ti·​en·​vi·​ron·​men·​tal ˌan-tē-in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tᵊl 

-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-,

ˌan-tī-

variants or anti-environmental

: harmful to the natural environment : opposing or hindering efforts to preserve or protect the environment

… engaged in a grim struggle with a pervasive yet nebulous anti-environmental contingent.

—Jacqueline Boone

anti-environmental legislation

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for antienvironmental

• neurodevelopmental
• accidental
• compartmental
• continental
• detrimental
• elemental
• fundamental
• governmental
• incidental
• incremental
• instrumental
• interdental