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

Last year, Tobacco Free Florida, an anti-smoking program with the state Department of Health, urged Seminole to adopt the state prohibitions into its parks rules. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026

The 1964 report also found a 70% higher mortality rate among smokers and helped launch a nationwide anti-smoking campaign. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

Expanding coverage for anti-smoking medications and counseling with no copays, no annual limits and fewer authorization roadblocks. —Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Mar. 2026

Smoking rates here are lower than the national average, cigarette taxes are high and anti-smoking messages are everywhere. —Kevin Bardosh, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 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